startle
The origin and history of startle.
Etymology
From Old English steartlian, "to kick or struggle suddenly" — related to start in its older sense of jerking or flinching.
The origin and history of startle.
From Old English steartlian, "to kick or struggle suddenly" — related to start in its older sense of jerking or flinching.
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