startle

When the asteroid data is plotted on a graph of the rotation period versus diameter, something startling stands out - there's a gap, or dividing line that appears to split two distinct populations.

If they acted startled, he would also look startled.

One nearby resident, Mark Rogers, told the Los Angeles Times that the blast was startling for people nearby.

The lawyers’ request for the $50,000 bond came in a Washington federal court filing, and it’s a startling example of “pay-to-play” justice.

I flushed when she said my name, and I startled easily and often when she tried to spook me.