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   Star·tle

   /ˈstärd(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. cause (a person or animal) to feel sudden shock or alarm: "a sudden sound in the doorway startled her"

   Word Origin Old Englishsteartlian ‘kick, struggle’, from the base of start. The early sense gave rise to ‘move quickly, caper’ (typically said of cattle), whence ‘cause to react with fear’ (late 16th century).

   Derivatives

   • 1. startler noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

     1

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

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