Word

startle, v.
(startled, startles, startling)
freq. cnt. 9

to stimulate to action
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

galvanise galvanize startle

sample sentences

"the loud noise startled him awake"
"galvanized into action"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

galvanization galvanizer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

galvanisation galvaniser

semantic pointers

hypernym

shock, take aback, floor, ball over, blow out of the water

move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6

jump start startle

sample sentences

"She startled when I walked into the room"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

start

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

jump

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

startle

semantic pointers

hypernym

move

hyponym

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