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startlements

startlements is the plural of startlement.

Meaning of startlement

Noun

startlement (plural startlements)

  1. An instance of being startled; surprise.
    • There is no pursing up and general startlement—the thing of all others I dread.1889, Constance Macewen, A Cavalier's Ladye: A Romance of the Isle of Wight in the Seventeenth Century, page 338

Questions about startlements

What is startlements the plural of?
Startlements is the plural of startlement.

Words near startlements in the dictionary

  1. startle reflexes
  2. startle up
  3. startled
  4. startledly
  5. startlement
  6. startlements
  7. startler
  8. startlers
  9. startles
  10. startline
  11. startlines

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