different between startling vs bewildering

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?st??.tl?.??/, /?st??t.l??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?st??.tl?.??/, /?st??t.l??/
• Hyphenation: start?ling

Verb

startling

1. Present participle and gerund of startle.

Adjective

startling (comparative more startling, superlative most startling)

1. Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.

   Synonym: alarming

Derived terms

• startlingly

Translations

Noun

startling (plural startlings)

1. A startle; a sudden motion or shock.
   • 1853, The Scottish Review

     Soon the formications and muscular debility returned, not alone, but accompanied with painful cramps and startlings in the feet and calves of the legs.

Anagrams

• rattlings

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??w?ld????/, IPA^(key): /b??w?ld???/
• Hyphenation: be?wil?der?ing
• Rhymes: -??k??

Etymology 1

From bewilder +? -ing.

Verb

bewildering

1. present participle of bewilder

Adjective

bewildering (comparative more bewildering, superlative most bewildering)

1. Very confusing, perplexing, or baffling, often due to a very large choice being available.

   There was a bewildering collection of curiosities filling the room.

Translations

Etymology 2

From bewilder +? -ing.

Noun

bewildering (plural bewilderings)

1. Bewilderment.