- present participle of startle.
startling
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Mr. Durand brings wry humor to the scene of his startling birth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
At the Shrine, though, each song was still a startling feat of storytelling — a raw wound that somehow hadn’t healed at all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
A Russian drone zips across the computer screen, startling the commanders keeping watch over the battlefield via a live stream in their bunker.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The private life of disgraced Silicon Valley startup founder Elizabeth Holmes will soon be aired to the public in a startling new documentary filmed in the 34 days before she went to prison.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
A flaming tree on the other side of the street exploded from the inside out, startling Akira and Sue and making them cry out.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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