Meaning
- (verb) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start. “a horse that startles easily”
- (verb) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.
- (verb) To deter; to cause to deviate.
- (noun) A startle; a sudden motion or shock.
- (adjective) Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.
Letter rearrangements
Letter breakdown
- Startling contains 9 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 7 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 10.
Words from these letters
- rattlings
- rattling
- starling
- starting
- lasting
- ratings
- ratting
- salting
- slating
- staling
- staring
- starlit
- stating
- tasting
- transit
- aligns
- artist
- giants
- glints
- gnarls
- grains
- grants
- gratis
- instal
- lasing
- rating
- sating
- signal
- strain
- strait
- string
- taints
- taring
- titans
- trails
- trains
- traits
- trials
- align
- angst
- antis
- astir
- gains
- gaits
- giant
- gilts
- girls
- girts
- glint
- gnarl
- gnats
- grail
- grain
- grant
- grins
- grist
- grits
- lairs
- liars
Connected words
Other 9-letter words
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- abandoned
- abasement
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- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with STA
- stab
- stabbed
- stabbing
- stabbings
- stability
- stabilization
- stabilize
- stabilized
- stabilizer
- stabilizers
- stabilizes
- stabilizing
- stable
- stabled
- stabler
- stables
- stablest
- stabling
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Reader questions
What does Startling mean?
To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
What are the anagrams of Startling?
Valid anagrams: rattlings.
How many letters are in Startling?
Startling has 9 letters.
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