Examples of 'startle' in a sentence

Meaning of "startle"

startle (verb) - to cause someone to feel sudden shock, surprise, or alarm, often resulting in a sudden involuntary reaction
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  • To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
  • To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.
  • To deter; to cause to deviate.
  • A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.

How to use "startle" in a sentence

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Do not ever startle me like that again.
Startle him again and he might stand up.
I did not mean to startle you like that.
Startle passersby with your ability to talk.
We do not want to startle people at the beach.
I am determined to do nothing that will startle him.
Never startle a man with a power tool.
Now you do not wanna startle him.
Auditory startle adolescents and young adults.
That horse has a low startle point.
I hate to startle you when you are traumatized.
We are beating the grass to startle the snakes.
Not even a startle came anywhere near me.
I was just waiting here so as not to startle you.
This may startle a child into behaving.

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We beat the grass to startle the snakes.
Their startle reactions confirmed their preferences.
I did not mean to startle you or your horse.
Whose sensational exploits will startle you.
You do not want to startle me at the wrong moment.
Any sound or thing would startle her.
Do not startle a man in a strip club.
Hope the dogs did not startle you.
It is unwise to startle someone skilled at combat.
I do not think it would be wise to startle her.
So we will have to startle them with daring styles.
Psychopaths are known to have a reduced startle response.
You need not startle a chap like that.
The sheer volume may startle you.
They startle us because they are so mysterious.
It was loud enough to startle the horses.
Just to startle me with the noise.
You know better than to startle a woman.
We will startle the white fox.
May react to a loud sound with a startle.
Not for you to startle me to death.
Startle in response to sudden or loud noises.
Enough with those cheap startle scares.
I had to startle the boy again.
It is just strong enough to startle the dog.
I saw one guy startle himself in the mirror.
Startle response was recorded by using auditory startle chambers.
Please do not startle the dog.
But a startle can be barely visible.
Did not mean to startle you there.
The startle response in a good indication of anxiety levels.
I can not even startle yourfather.
I startle at the sight of my mother sitting in front of me in the.
Did not mean to startle you girls.
Startle when caught in the act.

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