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startling

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

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perplexing

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) enPR: p?rpl?ks'?ng, IPA(key): /p??pl?ks??/

Adjective

perplexing (comparative more perplexing, superlative most perplexing)

  1. confusing or puzzling
  2. bewildering

Translations

Verb

perplexing

  1. present participle of perplex

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