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startle

Pronunciation: /ˈstɑːt(ə)l/

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verb

[with object]

• cause to feel sudden shock or alarm:a sudden sound in the doorway startled her [with infinitive]:he was startled to see a column of smoke (as adjective startled)her startled eyes met his

Derivatives

startler

noun

Origin:

Old English steartlian '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)

Plinking refers to informal target shooting done at non-traditional targets such as tin cans, glass bottles, and balloons filled with water.^[1] The term is an onomatopoeia of the sound a bullet or other projectile makes when hitting a tin can, or other similar target, referring to the sharp, metallic sound, known as a "plink".


plink (plĭngk)
v., plinked, plink·ing, plinks. v.tr.

1. To cause to make a soft, sharp, metallic sound; clink.
2. To shoot at casually.

v.intr.

1. To make a soft, sharp, metallic sound.
2. To shoot casually at random targets.

[Imitative.]

plinker plink'er n.


blink

v., blinked, blink·ing, blinks. v.intr.

1. To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly.
2. To look through half-closed eyes, as in a bright glare; squint.
3. To shine with intermittent gleams; flash on and off.
4. 1. To be startled or dismayed.
   2. To waver or back down, as in a contest of wills: "This was the first genuine, direct confrontation between this administration and the Soviets. It was the U.S.A. that blinked" (Zbigniew Brzezinski).
5. To look with feigned ignorance: a mayor who blinks at the corruption in city government.

v.tr.

1. To cause to blink.
2. To hold back or remove from the eyes by blinking: blinked back the tears.
3. To refuse to recognize or face: blink ugly facts.
4. To transmit (a message) with a flashing light.

n.

1. The act or an instance of rapidly closing and opening the eyes or an eye.
2. An instant: I'll be back in a blink.
3. Scots. A quick look or glimpse; a glance.
4. A flash of light; a twinkle.
5. See iceblink (sense 1).

idiom:
on the blink

1. Out of working order.

[Probably Middle English blinken, to move suddenly, variant of blenchen. See blench¹.]

SYNONYMS blink, nictitate, twinkle, wink. These verbs mean to open and close the eyelids or an eyelid rapidly: a dog blinking lazily at the fire; reptiles nictitating; twinkled, then laughed and responded; winked conspiratorially at his friend.