Definitions for startle
Overview of noun startle
The noun startle has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. startle, jump, start
(a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start")
Overview of verb startle
The verb startle has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (9) startle, galvanize, galvanise
(to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action")
2. startle, jump, start
(move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room")
