startling

UK
/ˈstɑːtəlɪŋ/
US
/ˈstɑrtlɪŋ/

Traduzioni

startlingadjective
more startling
Comp.
most startling
Super.
UK
/ˈstɑːt.lɪŋ/
US
/ˈstɑrt.lɪŋ/
The results of the experiment were startling.
Результаты эксперимента были поразительными.
The news had a startling effect on everyone.
Новость оказала ошеломляющее воздействие на всех.
Her startling performance left the audience speechless.
Ее удивительное выступление оставило зрителей безмолвными.
startlinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈstɑːtlɪŋ/
US
/ˈstɑrtlɪŋ/
Used as the present participle of the verb "startle" functioning adjectivally.
startlingnoun
Gerund used as a noun referring to the act of causing surprise or alarm
startlingnoun
Gerundial noun: the act or instance of startling.
startleverb

startling

Gerund

startled
Past Simple
startled
Past Participle
startling
Gerund
UK
/ˈstɑːtəl/
US
/ˈstɑrtəl/
The loud noise will startle the baby.
Громкий шум испугает ребенка.
The sudden movement can startle the birds.
Внезапное движение может вспугнуть птиц.
startlegerund / present participle

startling

Used attributively, e.g., "a startling discovery"

Definizioni

startlingadjective
Causing a sudden feeling of surprise or alarm.
The startling news of the merger left everyone in the office speechless.
Very surprising in degree or intensity; striking.
The report included startling statistics about climate change.
startlinggerund / present participle
That startles; producing a sudden feeling of surprise or alarm (used attributively).
A startling discovery in the archives changed the course of the investigation.
startlingnoun
The act or process of causing someone or something to be startled; a sudden fright.
The startling of the horses caused a brief panic in the stable.
startlingnoun
The act of giving a sudden shock or surprise; an instance of startling.
The sudden startling of the herd sent the animals running in every direction.
startleverb
To cause a person or animal to feel sudden shock or alarm.
The loud noise from the fireworks startled the dog.
To move or react suddenly as a result of shock or surprise (intransitive).
He startled at the loud bang outside the window.
startlegerund / present participle
Very surprising; causing sudden shock or astonishment.
The documentary revealed startling facts about the ocean's depths.