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    startle

    US /ˈstɑ:rtl/

    ・

    UK /ˈstɑ:tl/

    B2
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo give someone a shock or surprise
    Oh my goodness, you did startle me!

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    Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | Full Audiobook

    28:58Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson  | Full Audiobook
    • Not that I dreamed of resuscitating Hyde; the  bare idea of that would startle me to frenzy:  

      Not that I dreamed of resuscitating Hyde; the  bare idea of that would startle me to frenzy:  

    • Not that I dreamed of resuscitating Hyde; the bare idea of that would startle me to frenzy;

      Not that I dreamed of resuscitating Hyde; the bare idea of that would startle me to frenzy;

    B1

    The Walking Dead - SDCC full panel (2015)

    54:42The Walking Dead - SDCC full panel (2015)
    • I didn't mean to startle you.

      I didn't mean to startle you.

    • - [Chris] I didn't mean to startle you.

      - [Chris] I didn't mean to startle you.

    A2

    Melanie Martinez - K-12 (The Film)

    32:07Melanie Martinez - K-12 (The Film)
    • I didn't mean to startle you.

      I didn't mean to startle you.

    • It's alright, I didn't mean to startle you. I'm here to help.

      It's alright, I didn't mean to startle you. I'm here to help.

    B1

    Isolation - Mind Field (Ep 1)

    34:46Isolation - Mind Field (Ep 1)
    • Did it startle you?

      Did it startle you?

    • - Did it startle you? - Yeah.

      - Did it startle you? - Yeah.

    B1

    j-hope ‘Sweet Dreams (feat. Miguel)’ Official MV

    03:49j-hope ‘Sweet Dreams (feat. Miguel)’ Official MV
    • Nothing does startle loud.

      Nothing does startle loud.

    • Sweet dreams come after hours, nothing does startle loud.

      Sweet dreams come after hours, nothing does startle loud.

    A2

    Matthieu Ricard - The habits of Happiness

    20:55Matthieu Ricard - The habits of Happiness
    • more than it could be thought. Like the startle experiments, for example. If you sit a guy

      more than it could be thought. Like the startle experiments, for example. If you sit a guy

    • Like the startle experiments, for instance, if you sit a guy on a chair with all this kind of apparatus measuring your physiology and there's a kind of a bomb that goes off.

      Like the startle experiments, for instance, if you sit a guy on a chair with all this kind of apparatus measuring your physiology and there's a kind of a bomb that goes off.

    B1

    Personality Disorders: Crash Course Psychology #34

    10:58Personality Disorders: Crash Course Psychology #34
    • In other words, lower than normal response to things that typically startle or frighten children, like loud and unpleasant noises.

      In other words, lower than normal response to things that typically startle or frighten children, like loud and unpleasant noises.

    • other words, lower than normal response to things that typically startle or frighten

      other words, lower than normal response to things that typically startle or frighten

    B2

    All About Jellyfish for Kids: Jellyfish for Children - FreeSchool

    05:54All About Jellyfish for Kids: Jellyfish for Children - FreeSchool
    • Although no one knows for certain why they light up, scientists believe it to be a defense mechanism, to startle a predator away, or perhaps to attract another predator to eat their attacker.

      Although no one knows for certain why they light up, scientists believe it to be a defense mechanism, to startle a predator away, or perhaps to attract another predator to eat their attacker.

    • Although no one knows for certain why they light up, scientists believe it to be a defense mechanism to startle a predator away, or perhaps to attract another predator to eat their attacker.

      Although no one knows for certain why they light up, scientists believe it to be a defense mechanism to startle a predator away, or perhaps to attract another predator to eat their attacker.

    C2

    Annoying Orange - Pasta la vista, Baby!

    17:22Annoying Orange - Pasta la vista, Baby!
    • I hope I didn't startle you.

      I hope I didn't startle you.

    • I hope I didn't startle you.

      I hope I didn't startle you.

    B1

    How Did The World Get So Ugly?

    15:37How Did The World Get So Ugly?
    • They saw no contradiction between startle and modernity and time honoured tradition.

      They saw no contradiction between startle and modernity and time honoured tradition.

    B1