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startled.

Surprised and slightly frightened.

8 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈstɑɹt.l̩d/General-American/ˈstɑːt.l̩d/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Surprised and slightly frightened.

verb/ˈstɑɹt.l̩d/General-American/ˈstɑːt.l̩d/Received-Pronunciation
  1. simple past and past participle of startle

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