9 Letter Words for Startling
rattlings, startling
8 Letter Words for Startling
rastling, ratlings, rattings, rattling, rattlins, slatting, starling, starting, stratlin
7 Letter Words for Startling
anglist, gastrin, gratins, lasting, lattins, ratings, ratling, ratting, rattlin, salting, slating, staling, staring, starlit, stating, straint, stratig, strigal, tarings, tarting, tasting, transit, trisalt, tristan
6 Letter Words for Startling
aglint, algins, algist, aligns, argils, arling, arsing, artist, astint, gainst, gaitts, gantsl, garsil, gaslit, giants, girnal, gisant, glairs, glanis, glints, gnarls, grails, grains, grants, grasni, gratin, gratis, instar, lasing, latins, lattin, liangs, ligans, lingas, nargil, nritta, raglin, rating, sangil, santir, saring, sating, signal, sittar, slairg, stalin, statin, strail, strain, strait, strang, strati, strial, striga, string, taints, tangis, tanist, taring, titans, trails, trains, traist, traits, transl, trants, trials, trinal, tringa
5 Letter Words for Startling
agist, agrin, airns, airts, algin, align, alist, altin, angst, anils, antis, argil, argin, arils, arist, astir, atilt, ating, gains, gairs, gaist, gaits, gaitt, gants, garni, giant, gilas, gilts, girls, girns, girts, gisla, glair, glans, glias, glint, glist, glits, gnarl, gnars, gnast, gnats, grail, grain, grans, grant, grias, grins, grint, grist, grits, instr, intra, lairs, langi, lants, larin, laris, larns, latin, liang, liars, liart, ligan, ligas, linga, lings, lints, litas, litra, nails, naris, nigra, nirls, nitta, ragis, rails, rains, raits, ranli, rants, ratti, rials, riant, rings, ritts, saint, sanit, sarin, satin, sigla, signa, sinal, sitar, sitta, slain, slait, slang, slant, slart, sling, slirt, snail, snarl, snirl, snirt, staig, stail, stain, stair, stang, starn, start, stilt, sting, stint, strag, stria, strig, strit, taigs, tails, tains, taint, tairn, taits, talis, tangi, tangs, tanti, tarin, tarns, tarsi, tarts, tatin, tiang, tiars, tilts, tings, tinta, tints, tirls, tisar, titan, titar, tragi, trail, train, trait, trans, trant, trats, trial, trias, triga, trigs, trina, trins, trist
4 Letter Words for Startling
agin, agit, agni, agst, ails, ains, aint, airn, airs, airt, aits, alin, alts, anil, anis, ansi, anti, ants, aril, aris, arni, arts, asin, astr, atis, atli, attn, gail, gain, gair, gait, gali, gals, galt, gant, gari, garn, gars, gart, gast, gats, gatt, gila, gils, gilt, gins, girl, girn, girt, gist, gits, glar, glia, glis, glit, gnar, gnat, gran, gras, grat, grin, gris, grit, inga, inst, inta, intl, intr, iran, isnt, ital, itas, lags, lain, lair, lait, lang, lant, lari, larn, lars, last, lati, lats, liar, lias, ligs, lina, ling, lins, lint, lira, list, lits, nagi, nags, naig, nail, nais, nasi, nast, natl, natr, nats, ngai, nils, nirl, nist, nits, ragi, rags, rail, rain, rais, rait, rals, rang, rant, rast, rats, rial, rias, riga, rigs, ring, rins, rist, rita, rits, ritt, rtlt, sail, sain, sair, salt, sang, sant, sari, sart, sati, sial, sian, sign, sila, silt, sina, sing, sita, slag, slat, slit, snag, snar, snig, snit, stag, star, stat, stir, stlg, stra, tags, taig, tail, tain, tais, tait, tali, tang, tans, tari, tarn, tars, tart, tats, tiar, tigs, tils, tilt, ting, tins, tint, tirl, tits, trag, trat, trig, trin, trit, trna, tsia
3 Letter Words for Startling
agr, ags, agt, ail, ain, air, ais, ait, alg, aln, als, alt, ans, ant, arg, arn, ars, art, asg, asl, ast, att, gal, gan, gar, gas, gat, gin, gis, git, glt, gns, gra, grs, gtt, ign, ing, ins, int, ira, irs, isl, isn, ist, ita, its, lag, lai, lan, lar, las, lat, lig, lin, lir, lis, lit, lnr, lst, ltr, nag, nar, nas, nat, nig, nil, nis, nit, rag, rai, ran, ras, rat, ria, rig, rin, rit, rna, rti, sag, sai, sal, san, sar, sat, sig, sil, sin, sir, sit, sla, slt, sri, sta, stg, str, tag, tai, tal, tan, tar, tas, tat, tgn, tgt, tig, til, tin, tis, tit, tln, tlr, tng, tnt, tra, tri, trs, trt, tsi, tst
Definitions for Startling
[1] creating sudden alarm, surprise, or wonder; astonishing.
[2] to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.
[3] to cause to start involuntarily, by or as by a sudden shock.
[4] to start involuntarily, as from a shock of surprise or alarm.
[5] a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
[6] something that startles.
[7] causing surprise or fear; striking; astonishing
[8] to be or cause to be surprised or frightened, esp so as to start involuntarily
Words related to Startling
astonishing, alarming, shocking, unexpected, surprising
Words nearby Startling
starting stalls, startle, startle colour, startle epilepsy, startle reflex, startling, startup, starvation, starvation wages, starve, starveling
Origin of Startling
ebefore 1100; Middle English stertlen to rush, caper, equivalent to stert(en ) to start + -(e)len -le, or continuing Old English steartlian to kick, struggle
Other words from Startling
star·tling·ly , adverb
un·star·tling , adjective
star·tle·ment , noun
star·tler , noun
out·star·tle , verb (used with object), out·star·tled, out·star·tling.
un·star·tled , adjective
Word origin for Startling
eOld English steartlian to stumble; related to Middle High German starzen to strut, Norwegian sterta to strain oneself
Synonyms for Startling
alarming, astonishing, shocking, surprising, unexpected