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Meanings of startling in English

Startling.

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Usage of startling in English
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Even at its normal price, this exuberant Spanish example offers startling value.
The Irish Times
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Another indicator is sometimes startling flip-flops on labor law issues, experts said.
Reuters
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The agencies are looking at a startling number of major, controversial mergers.
Reuters
4
In conversation he avoided startling references; in action he was freely expressive.
Autobiography of a Yogi
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Other authors, of course, have more startling ways of grabbing our attention.
The Irish Times
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I came to a startling conclusion while testing the service last week.
Wired
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Tantalizingly, abalone are also splitting into new species at a startling rate.
Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
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However, it's all changed now Theewaterskloof dam has made a startling recovery.
The South African
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You grasp it; it comes away in your hands with startling lightness.
The Flaw in the Sapphire
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They remain attractive, but the music's lack of substance is quite startling.
The Irish Times
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She studied manners closely; drew ingenious inferences; suggested dramatic and startling conclusions.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
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What we said: This is an instinctively catchy and frequently startling record.
The Guardian
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The reality was startling; for the moment I forgot all about me.
White Shadows in the South Seas
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Americans' friendliness can be startling at first Americans are genuinely friendly people.
The South African
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The situation was startling, alike in its incongruities and in its claims.
Deadham Hard: A Romance
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Just stop, Wilem said, startling both of us out of our argument.
The Wise Man’s Fear
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