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Definition startle

Etymology

From Middle English startlen, stertlen, stertyllen (“to rush, stumble along”), from Old English steartlian (“to kick with the foot, struggle, stumble”), equivalent to start +‎ -le. Cognate with Old Norse stirtla (“to hobble, stagger”), Icelandic stirtla (“to straighten up, erect”). Compare also Middle English stertil (“hasty”). More at start.

Verb

startle (third-person singular simple present startles, present participle startling, simple past and past participle startled)

  1. (intransitive) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
  2. (transitive) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To deter; to cause to deviate.

Noun

startle (plural startles)

  1. A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.

Results 405 Words with the letters STARTLE

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11 letter words with the letters STARTLE ↑
ADULTERANTS 15
ADULTERATES 14
ALLEGRETTOS 15
ALLITERATES 13
ALTERATIONS 13
ALTERNATORS 13
ALTIMETRIES 15
ALTOGETHERS 16
ANTIREALIST 13
ARTICULATES 16
ARTILLERIST 13
BREASTPLATE 18
BRISTLETAIL 16
BRUTALITIES 16
BUTTERBALLS 20
CELLARETTES 16
CENTRALISTS 16
CLARINETIST 16
CRYSTALLITE 18
EARTHLIGHTS 18
ELECTORATES 15
ELUTRIATORS 13
EXTRALITIES 19
FLYSWATTERS 20
GASTRULATED 16
GASTRULATES 15
GRAPTOLITES 17
ILLITERATES 13
ILLUSTRATED 15
ILLUSTRATES 14
INFILTRATES 16
INTERCOSTAL 16
INTERPLANTS 17
LAUNDRETTES 15
LETTERHEADS 15
LETTERSPACE 18
LITERALISTS 13
LITERATIONS 13
LITERATURES 13
LITTERMATES 15
MALTREATERS 15
MATERIALIST 15
METATARSALS 15
METHYLATORS 19
MORTALITIES 15
NEUTRALISTS 14
OBLITERATES 15
OBSTETRICAL 18
ORIENTALIST 13
PATERNALIST 16
PATTERNLESS 16
PERISTALTIC 18
PETROLATUMS 19
PLATTERFULS 20
PLATTERSFUL 20
RATTLESNAKE 17
RATTLETRAPS 15
RECITALISTS 15
RELATIVISTS 16
RESTARTABLE 15
RESTIMULATE 16
RESULTANTLY 17
RETICULATES 16
RETRANSLATE 13
RICKETTSIAL 19
RIJSTTAFELS 24
SANDLOTTERS 14
SPLATTERING 18
STADTHOLDER 16
STARTLEMENT 16
STAUROLITES 13
STRAGGLIEST 16
STRAITLACED 16
STRANGULATE 16
STRATEGICAL 17
STREETLAMPS 18
STRETCHABLE 20
STRIDULATED 15
STRIDULATES 14
SUBLITERATE 16
TANTALIZERS 22
TARANTELLAS 14
TATTERSALLS 13
TEETOTALERS 12
TELECASTERS 15
TERNEPLATES 16
TERRESTRIAL 12
TETHERBALLS 18
TETRALOGIES 14
TETRAPLOIDS 16
THEATRICALS 17
TOLERATIONS 13
TRAILERISTS 12
TRAILERITES 12
TRANQUILEST 23
TRANSIENTLY 16
TRANSLATIVE 17
TRANSLOCATE 16
TRANSLUCENT 18
TRIATHLETES 14
TRILITERALS 13
TRIPLETAILS 16
TRIPLICATES 18
TURTLEBACKS 23
TURTLEHEADS 16
ULTRASECRET 16
VENTILATORS 17
VERSATILITY 18
WATTLEBIRDS 19
WENTLETRAPS 19
WILDCATTERS 19
10 letter words with the letters STARTLE ↑
ALITERATES 11
ALTERCATES 14
ALTERNATES 12
ALTIMETERS 14
BETROTHALS 16
CENTRALEST 15
CENTRALIST 15
CHARLOTTES 16
CLATHRATES 16
CLATTERERS 14
CRATERLETS 14
EARTHLIEST 13
ELATERITES 11
ELUTRIATES 12
FLATTENERS 15
FLATTERERS 14
FLATTERIES 14
FLYSWATTER 19
GASTRULATE 14
GRATULATES 14
ILLUSTRATE 13
LARGHETTOS 15
LAZARETTES 20
LAZARETTOS 20
LITERALIST 12
LITERATORS 11
LITTERBAGS 16
MELTWATERS 17
METATARSAL 14
NATROLITES 12
NEUTRALIST 13
RECITALIST 14
RELATIVIST 15
RELUCTATES 15
RESETTABLE 14
RESULTANTS 13
RETALIATES 11
RIJSTTAFEL 23
SALTPETERS 14
SANDLOTTER 13
SLATTERNLY 15
SPLATTERED 15
STAUROLITE 12
STEALTHIER 13
STERILANTS 12
STREAMLETS 14
STREETLAMP 17
STRIDULATE 13
TABLATURES 15
TAILGATERS 13
TAILWATERS 14
TATTERSALL 12
TELECASTER 14
TESTICULAR 15
TITULARIES 12
TOLERATORS 11
TOTALIZERS 20
TRAILERIST 11
TRANSEPTAL 15
TRANSLATED 13
TRANSLATES 12
TRIBULATES 15
TRITICALES 14
TURNTABLES 16
TUTELARIES 12
ULTRAHEATS 14
9 letter words with the letters STARTLE ↑
ALLOTTERS 11
ALTERANTS 11
BRACTLETS 16
FILTRATES 13
LATERITES 10
LITERATES 10
LITERATUS 11
LUSTRATED 12
LUSTRATES 11
MALTREATS 13
MALTSTERS 13
PALTRIEST 13
PRATTLERS 13
RACLETTES 13
REBUTTALS 14
REMITTALS 13
RESULTANT 12
SALTPETER 13
SALTWATER 13
SLATTERNS 11
SPLATTERS 13
SPRATTLED 14
SPRATTLES 13
STARTLERS 10
STATELIER 10
STERILANT 11
STREAMLET 13
TARLETANS 11
TOLERATES 10
TRANSLATE 11
TRAWLNETS 14
TRUSTABLE 14
8 letter words with the letters STARTLE ↑
ALERTEST 9
BATTLERS 12
BLATTERS 12
BRATTLES 12
CLATTERS 12
FLATTERS 12
LUSTRATE 10
MALTSTER 12
MARTLETS 12
PARTLETS 12
PLATTERS 12
PRATTLES 12
RATTLERS 9
SLATTERN 10
SPLATTER 12
SPRATTLE 12
STARLETS 9
STARTLED 10
STARTLER 9
STARTLES 9
TARTLETS 9
TATTLERS 9
TERTIALS 9
TUTELARS 10
7 letter words with the letters STARTLE ↑
RATTLES 8
STARLET 8
STARTLE 8
6 letter words with the letters STARTLE ↑
ALERTS 7
ALTERS 7
ARTELS 7
ESTRAL 7
LASTER 7
LATEST 7
LATTER 7
LATTES 7
RATELS 7
RATTLE 7
SALTER 7
SLATER 7
STALER 7
STATER 6
STELAR 7
TALERS 7
TASTER 6
TATERS 6
TETRAS 6
TREATS 6
5 letter words with the letters STARTLE ↑
ALERT 6
ALTER 6
ARLES 6
ARTEL 6
ASTER 5
EARLS 6
LARES 6
LASER 6
LATER 6
LATTE 6
LEARS 6
LEAST 6
RALES 6
RATEL 6
RATES 5
REALS 6
SERAL 6
SETAL 6
SLATE 6
STALE 6
STARE 5
START 5
STATE 5
STEAL 6
STELA 6
TAELS 6
TALER 6
TALES 6
TARES 5
TARTS 5
TASTE 5
TATER 5
TATES 5
TEALS 6
TEARS 5
TEATS 5
TESLA 6
TESTA 5
TETRA 5
TREAT 5
TRETS 5
4 letter words with the letters STARTLE ↑
ALES 5
ALTS 5
ARES 4
ARSE 4
ARTS 4
ATES 4
EARL 5
EARS 4
EAST 4
EATS 4
ERAS 4
ERST 4
ETAS 4
LARS 5
LASE 5
LAST 5
LATE 5
LATS 5
LEAR 5
LEAS 5
LEST 5
LETS 5
RALE 5
RASE 4
RATE 4
RATS 4
REAL 5
REST 4
RETS 4
SALE 5
SALT 5
SATE 4
SEAL 5
SEAR 4
SEAT 4
SERA 4
SETA 4
SETT 4
SLAT 5
STAR 4
STAT 4
STET 4
TAEL 5
TALE 5
TARE 4
TARS 4
TART 4
TATE 4
TATS 4
TEAL 5
TEAR 4
TEAS 4
TEAT 4
TELA 5
TELS 5
TEST 4
TETS 4
TRET 4
TSAR 4
3 letter words with the letters STARTLE ↑
ALE 4
ALS 4
ALT 4
ARE 3
ARS 3
ART 3
ATE 3
ATT 3
EAR 3
EAT 3
ELS 4
ERA 3
ERS 3
ETA 3
LAR 4
LAS 4
LAT 4
LEA 4
LET 4
RAS 3
RAT 3
RES 3
RET 3
SAE 3
SAL 4
SAT 3
SEA 3
SEL 4
SER 3
SET 3
TAE 3
TAR 3
TAS 3
TAT 3
TEA 3
TEL 4
TET 3
2 letter words with the letters STARTLE ↑
AE 2
AL 3
AR 2
AS 2
AT 2
EL 3
ER 2
ES 2
ET 2
LA 3
RE 2
TA 2

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