startle English

Meaning startle meaning

What does startle mean?

Definitions in simple English

startle Noun

— A startle is a shock or a fright. Usage of 'startle' as a noun in English is rare. The birthday boy had a startle when we screamed "Happy birthday" from behind him.

startle Verb

— To startle is to surprise and shock with something not expected. She thought she was alone, but was startled to hear someone behind her..

startle

— verb (= galvanize, galvanise) to stimulate to action ..startled him awake galvanized into action

— verb (= jump) move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm She startled when I walked into the room

— noun (= start) a sudden involuntary movement he awoke with a start

Synonyms startle synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as startle?

startle English » English

frighten

surprise

alarm

start

shock

scare

astonish

jump

stun

intimidate

astound

terrify

dumbfound

appal

upset

stagger

puzzle

jolt

jerk

galvanize

galvanise

dismay

catch unawares

amaze

wince

terrorize

take aback

stupefy

shy

petrify

fear

distress

disconcert

cow

affright

startled

spook

shudder

shocked

recoil

quiver

horrify

give a start

fright

electrify

daunt

chill

bemuse

be afraid

attack

Topics startle topics

What do people use startle to talk about?

Language and thought Emotion Feel good

Surprise

• What words refer to causing someone to feel surprised?
  surprise (v) surprise (n) amaze astonish astound awe (v) inspire awe flabbergast floor startle

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Afraid

• What words refer to causing someone to feel afraid?
  frighten give someone a fright frighten the life out of someone alarm (v) cow (v) give someone the creeps daunt intimidate petrify rattle (v) scare spook startle terrify terrorize unnerve make your hair stand on end make your blood run cold

Conjugation startle conjugation

How do you conjugate startle?

startle · verb

Present I startle

Positive I startle

Singular

1st person I startle

2nd person you startle

3rd person he/she/it startles

Plural

1st person we startle

2nd person you startle

3rd person they startle

Negative I don't startle

Singular

1st person I don't startle I do not startle

2nd person you don't startle you do not startle

3rd person he/she/it doesn't startle he/she/it does not startle

Plural

1st person we don't startle we do not startle

2nd person you don't startle you do not startle

3rd person they don't startle they do not startle

Question do I startle?

Singular

1st person do I startle?

2nd person do you startle?

3rd person does he/she/it startle?

Plural

1st person do we startle?

2nd person do you startle?

3rd person do they startle?

Negative question don't I startle?

Singular

1st person don't I startle? do I not startle?

2nd person don't you startle? do you not startle?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it startle? does he/she/it not startle?

Plural

1st person don't we startle? do we not startle?

2nd person don't you startle? do you not startle?

3rd person don't they startle? do they not startle?

Past I startled

Positive I startled

Singular

1st person I startled

2nd person you startled

3rd person he/she/it startled

Plural

1st person we startled

2nd person you startled

3rd person they startled

Negative I didn't startle

Singular

1st person I didn't startle I did not startle

2nd person you didn't startle you did not startle

3rd person he/she/it didn't startle he/she/it did not startle

Plural

1st person we didn't startle we did not startle

2nd person you didn't startle you did not startle

3rd person they didn't startle they did not startle

Question did I startle?

Singular

1st person did I startle?

2nd person did you startle?

3rd person did he/she/it startle?

Plural

1st person did we startle?

2nd person did you startle?

3rd person did they startle?

Negative question didn't I startle?

Singular

1st person didn't I startle? did I not startle?

2nd person didn't you startle? did you not startle?

3rd person didn't he/she/it startle? did he/she/it not startle?

Plural

1st person didn't we startle? did we not startle?

2nd person didn't you startle? did you not startle?

3rd person didn't they startle? did they not startle?

Future I'll startle

Positive I'll startle

Singular

1st person I'll startle I will startle

2nd person you'll startle you will startle

3rd person he/she/it'll startle he/she/it will startle

Plural

1st person we'll startle we will startle

2nd person you'll startle you will startle

3rd person they'll startle they will startle

Negative I won't startle

Singular

1st person I won't startle I will not startle

2nd person you won't startle you will not startle

3rd person he/she/it won't startle he/she/it will not startle

Plural

1st person we won't startle we will not startle

2nd person you won't startle you will not startle

3rd person they won't startle they will not startle

Question will I startle?

Singular

1st person will I startle?

2nd person will you startle?

3rd person will he/she/it startle?

Plural

1st person will we startle?

2nd person will you startle?

3rd person will they startle?

Negative question won't I startle?

Singular

1st person won't I startle? will I not startle?

2nd person won't you startle? will you not startle?

3rd person won't he/she/it startle? will he/she/it not startle?

Plural

1st person won't we startle? will we not startle?

2nd person won't you startle? will you not startle?

3rd person won't they startle? will they not startle?

Conditional I'd startle

Positive I'd startle

Singular

1st person I'd startle I would startle

2nd person you'd startle you would startle

3rd person he/she/it'd startle he/she/it would startle

Plural

1st person we'd startle we would startle

2nd person you'd startle you would startle

3rd person they'd startle they would startle

Negative I wouldn't startle

Singular

1st person I wouldn't startle I would not startle

2nd person you wouldn't startle you would not startle

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't startle he/she/it would not startle

Plural

1st person we wouldn't startle we would not startle

2nd person you wouldn't startle you would not startle

3rd person they wouldn't startle they would not startle

Question would I startle?

Singular

1st person would I startle?

2nd person would you startle?

3rd person would he/she/it startle?

Plural

1st person would we startle?

2nd person would you startle?

3rd person would they startle?

Negative question wouldn't I startle?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I startle? would I not startle?

2nd person wouldn't you startle? would you not startle?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it startle? would he/she/it not startle?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we startle? would we not startle?

2nd person wouldn't you startle? would you not startle?

3rd person wouldn't they startle? would they not startle?

Present continuous I'm startling

Positive I'm startling

Singular

1st person I'm startling I am startling

2nd person you're startling you are startling

3rd person he/she/it's startling he/she/it is startling

Plural

1st person we're startling we are startling

2nd person you're startling you are startling

3rd person they're startling they are startling

Negative I'm not startling

Singular

1st person I'm not startling I am not startling

2nd person you aren't startling you're not startling you are not startling

3rd person he/she/it isn't startling he/she/it's not startling he/she/it is not startling

Plural

1st person we aren't startling we're not startling we are not startling

2nd person you aren't startling you're not startling you are not startling

3rd person they aren't startling they're not startling they are not startling

Question am I startling?

Singular

1st person am I startling?

2nd person are you startling?

3rd person is he/she/it startling?

Plural

1st person are we startling?

2nd person are you startling?

3rd person are they startling?

Negative question aren't I startling?

Singular

1st person aren't I startling? am I not startling?

2nd person aren't you startling? are you not startling?

3rd person isn't he/she/it startling? is he/she/it not startling?

Plural

1st person aren't we startling? are we not startling?

2nd person aren't you startling? are you not startling?

3rd person aren't they startling? are they not startling?

Past continuous I was startling

Positive I was startling

Singular

1st person I was startling

2nd person you were startling

3rd person he/she/it was startling

Plural

1st person we were startling

2nd person you were startling

3rd person they were startling

Negative I wasn't startling

Singular

1st person I wasn't startling I was not startling

2nd person you weren't startling you were not startling

3rd person he/she/it wasn't startling he/she/it was not startling

Plural

1st person we weren't startling we were not startling

2nd person you weren't startling you were not startling

3rd person they weren't startling they were not startling

Question was I startling?

Singular

1st person was I startling?

2nd person were you startling?

3rd person was he/she/it startling?

Plural

1st person were we startling?

2nd person were you startling?

3rd person were they startling?

Negative question wasn't I startling?

Singular

1st person wasn't I startling? was I not startling?

2nd person weren't you startling? were you not startling?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it startling? was he/she/it not startling?

Plural

1st person weren't we startling? were we not startling?

2nd person weren't you startling? were you not startling?

3rd person weren't they startling? were they not startling?

Future continuous I'll be startling

Positive I'll be startling

Singular

1st person I'll be startling I will be startling

2nd person you'll be startling you will be startling

3rd person he/she/it'll be startling he/she/it will be startling

Plural

1st person we'll be startling we will be startling

2nd person you'll be startling you will be startling

3rd person they'll be startling they will be startling

Negative I won't be startling

Singular

1st person I won't be startling I will not be startling

2nd person you won't be startling you will not be startling

3rd person he/she/it won't be startling he/she/it will not be startling

Plural

1st person we won't be startling we will not be startling

2nd person you won't be startling you will not be startling

3rd person they won't be startling they will not be startling

Question will I be startling?

Singular

1st person will I be startling?

2nd person will you be startling?

3rd person will he/she/it be startling?

Plural

1st person will we be startling?

2nd person will you be startling?

3rd person will they be startling?

Negative question won't I be startling?

Singular

1st person won't I be startling? will I not be startling?

2nd person won't you be startling? will you not be startling?

3rd person won't he/she/it be startling? will he/she/it not be startling?

Plural

1st person won't we be startling? will we not be startling?

2nd person won't you be startling? will you not be startling?

3rd person won't they be startling? will they not be startling?

Conditional continuous I'd be startling

Positive I'd be startling

Singular

1st person I'd be startling I would be startling

2nd person you'd be startling you would be startling

3rd person he/she/it'd be startling he/she/it would be startling

Plural

1st person we'd be startling we would be startling

2nd person you'd be startling you would be startling

3rd person they'd be startling they would be startling

Negative I wouldn't be startling

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be startling I would not be startling

2nd person you wouldn't be startling you would not be startling

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be startling he/she/it would not be startling

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be startling we would not be startling

2nd person you wouldn't be startling you would not be startling

3rd person they wouldn't be startling they would not be startling

Question would I be startling?

Singular

1st person would I be startling?

2nd person would you be startling?

3rd person would he/she/it be startling?

Plural

1st person would we be startling?

2nd person would you be startling?

3rd person would they be startling?

Negative question wouldn't I be startling?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be startling? would I not be startling?

2nd person wouldn't you be startling? would you not be startling?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be startling? would he/she/it not be startling?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be startling? would we not be startling?

2nd person wouldn't you be startling? would you not be startling?

3rd person wouldn't they be startling? would they not be startling?

Present perfect I've startled

Positive I've startled

Singular

1st person I've startled I have startled

2nd person you've startled you have startled

3rd person he/she/it's startled he/she/it has startled

Plural

1st person we've startled we have startled

2nd person you've startled you have startled

3rd person they've startled they have startled

Negative I haven't startled

Singular

1st person I haven't startled I have not startled

2nd person you haven't startled you have not startled

3rd person he/she/it hasn't startled he/she/it has not startled

Plural

1st person we haven't startled we have not startled

2nd person you haven't startled you have not startled

3rd person they haven't startled they have not startled

Question have I startled?

Singular

1st person have I startled?

2nd person have you startled?

3rd person has he/she/it startled?

Plural

1st person have we startled?

2nd person have you startled?

3rd person have they startled?

Negative question haven't I startled?

Singular

1st person haven't I startled? have I not startled?

2nd person haven't you startled? have you not startled?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it startled? has he/she/it not startled?

Plural

1st person haven't we startled? have we not startled?

2nd person haven't you startled? have you not startled?

3rd person haven't they startled? have they not startled?

Past perfect I had startled

Positive I had startled

Singular

1st person I had startled

2nd person you had startled

3rd person he/she/it had startled

Plural

1st person we had startled

2nd person you had startled

3rd person they had startled

Negative I hadn't startled

Singular

1st person I hadn't startled I had not startled

2nd person you hadn't startled you had not startled

3rd person he/she/it hadn't startled he/she/it had not startled

Plural

1st person we hadn't startled we had not startled

2nd person you hadn't startled you had not startled

3rd person they hadn't startled they had not startled

Question had I startled?

Singular

1st person had I startled?

2nd person had you startled?

3rd person had he/she/it startled?

Plural

1st person had we startled?

2nd person had you startled?

3rd person had they startled?

Negative question hadn't I startled?

Singular

1st person hadn't I startled? had I not startled?

2nd person hadn't you startled? had you not startled?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it startled? had he/she/it not startled?

Plural

1st person hadn't we startled? had we not startled?

2nd person hadn't you startled? had you not startled?

3rd person hadn't they startled? had they not startled?

Future perfect I'll have startled

Positive I'll have startled

Singular

1st person I'll have startled I will have startled

2nd person you'll have startled you will have startled

3rd person he/she/it'll have startled he/she/it will have startled

Plural

1st person we'll have startled we will have startled

2nd person you'll have startled you will have startled

3rd person they'll have startled they will have startled

Negative I won't have startled

Singular

1st person I won't have startled I will not have startled

2nd person you won't have startled you will not have startled

3rd person he/she/it won't have startled he/she/it will not have startled

Plural

1st person we won't have startled we will not have startled

2nd person you won't have startled you will not have startled

3rd person they won't have startled they will not have startled

Question +'ll I have startled?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have startled? will I have startled?

2nd person +'ll you have startled? will you have startled?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have startled? will he/she/it have startled?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have startled? will we have startled?

2nd person +'ll you have startled? will you have startled?

3rd person +'ll they have startled? will they have startled?

Negative question won't I have startled?

Singular

1st person won't I have startled? will I not have startled?

2nd person won't you have startled? will you not have startled?

3rd person won't he/she/it have startled? will he/she/it not have startled?

Plural

1st person won't we have startled? will we not have startled?

2nd person won't you have startled? will you not have startled?

3rd person won't they have startled? will they not have startled?

Conditional perfect I'd have startled

Positive I'd have startled

Singular

1st person I'd have startled I would have startled

2nd person you'd have startled you would have startled

3rd person he/she/it'd have startled he/she/it would have startled

Plural

1st person we'd have startled we would have startled

2nd person you'd have startled you would have startled

3rd person they'd have startled they would have startled

Negative I wouldn't have startled

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have startled I would not have startled

2nd person you wouldn't have startled you would not have startled

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have startled he/she/it would not have startled

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have startled we would not have startled

2nd person you wouldn't have startled you would not have startled

3rd person they wouldn't have startled they would not have startled

Question would I have startled?

Singular

1st person would I have startled?

2nd person would you have startled?

3rd person would he/she/it have startled?

Plural

1st person would we have startled?

2nd person would you have startled?

3rd person would they have startled?

Negative question wouldn't I have startled?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have startled? would I not have startled?

2nd person wouldn't you have startled? would you not have startled?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have startled? would he/she/it not have startled?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have startled? would we not have startled?

2nd person wouldn't you have startled? would you not have startled?

3rd person wouldn't they have startled? would they not have startled?

Imperative startle!

Positive

you startle!

we let's startle!

Negative

you don't startle!

we let's not startle!

Examples startle examples

How do I use startle in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I didn't mean to startle you.

We don't want to startle anyone.

Movie subtitles

Oh, sorry. Didn't mean to startle you.

So we'll have to startle them with daring styles.

We'll have to startle them with daring styles.

I have here a discovery that will startle the world.

I didn't mean to startle you, my dear.

I didn't mean to startle you.

I won't startle the whole countryside now, letting them know I'm not married.

Did I startle you, my lord?

Did I startle you, my dear?

Startle you?

I didn't startle you, did I?

Did I startle you?

Pat a white rump in the desert and you'll startle an Englishman.

Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.

I didn't want to startle you, I thought you might be asleep.

Oh, I'm sorry, did I startle you?

I'm sorry, we didn't mean to startle you.

Is anything wrong, ma'am? I didn't mean to startle you.

Don't startle him! Otherwise he's sure to be killed, and what then?

Don't let Judy startle you.

Didn't mean to startle you.

This-This may startle you. but I'm going back - back to the 18th century.

Then why do you startle me?

Yes if Mr. Spock is correct, you'll have a report to startle the Fifth Interstellar Geophysical Conference.

Mary, I'm sorry to startle you.

Did I startle you?.

Hello, did I startle you?

I, uh, didn't mean to startle you.

I'm sorry, Mr. Brackett. - I didn't mean to startle you.