adjective

startling

startling, surprising, shocking

The news was quite startling.

The news was quite startling.

He made a startling discovery.

He made a startling discovery.

((noun)) a surprising (noun) He made a startling discovery.

(be) ((startling)) to be surprising The news was quite startling.

Synonyms: surprising, shocking, astonishing; Antonyms: predictable, expected

From the verb 'startle' plus the '-ing' suffix, forming an adjective describing something that causes a startle.

If something is 'startling,' it makes you 'startle' (jump in surprise). Think of it as cause and effect.

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