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startlings

startlings is the plural of startling.

Meaning of startling

Noun

startling (plural startlings)

  1. A startle; a sudden motion or shock.
    • Soon the formications and muscular debility returned, not alone, but accompanied with painful cramps and startlings in the feet and calves of the legs.1853, The Scottish Review

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Questions about startlings

What is startlings the plural of?
Startlings is the plural of startling.

Words near startlings in the dictionary

  1. startline
  2. startlines
  3. startling
  4. startlingly
  5. startlingness
  6. startlings
  7. startlish
  8. startlishness
  9. startlist
  10. startlists
  11. startness

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