- startle, jump, start - a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"
--1 is a kind of reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
--1 has particulars:startle response, startle reaction; startle reflex, Moro reflex; wince, flinch Derived form: verb startle2
- startle, galvanize, galvanise - to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"
--1 is one way to shock, stun, floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take aback
Sample sentences:
The bad news will startle him
The good news will startle her
- startle, jump, start - move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"
--2 is one way to move
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun startle1
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something