Startles
[stɑ:tlz]
Examples
- In speaking of education Plato rather startles us by affirming that a child must be trained in falsehood first and in truth afterwards. Plato. The Republic.
- The least thing--nothing--startles you! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Her scorn startles me from my dreams; I stand up myself. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- It absolutely startles me, now he is in my mind, to find how plainly I see him! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
Typist: Weldon