Associations to the word «Startling»
Noun
- Rapidity
- Clarity
- Sudden
- Revelation
- Originality
- Resemblance
- Novelty
- Apparition
- Announcement
- Coincidence
- Contrast
- Stillness
- Assertion
- Reverie
- Metamorphosis
- Discovery
- Extravagance
- Whiteness
- Earnestness
- Utterance
- Disclosure
- Proposition
- Brilliant
- Whine
- Clatter
- Eloquence
- Thump
- Interruption
- Hearer
- Complexion
- Brightness
- Agility
- Eagerness
- Conclusion
- Tint
- Prose
- Outburst
- Dazzling
- Pathos
- Likeness
- Plunge
- Kayla
- Hue
- Extreme
- Uproar
- Starr
- Sensation
- Martian
- Paradox
- Solitude
- Shriek
- Imagery
- Surprise
- Shock
- Contradiction
- Flash
- Exclamation
- Vigour
Adjective
Wiktionary
STARTLING, verb. Present participle of startle
STARTLING, adjective. Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.
Dictionary definition
STARTLING, adjective. So remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm; "Sydney's startling new Opera House"; "startling news"; "startling earthquake shocks".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.