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| star·tle [ strt'l ] (past and past participle star·tled, present participle star·tling, 3rd person present singular star·tles) |
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disconcert or frighten somebody: to disconcert or frighten a person or animal into making an involuntary movement, or become disconcerted or frightened by a sudden shock
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| [ Old English steartlian< Germanic] |
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 star·tler noun |
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