be startled by something

  • 1startled — star|tled [ startld ] adjective * suddenly frightened or surprised by something: I was startled to see a face suddenly appear at the window. Lisa whirled around, startled, at the sound of Vass s voice. the startled look on his face …

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  • 2startled */ — UK [ˈstɑː(r)t(ə)ld] / US [ˈstɑrt(ə)ld] adjective suddenly frightened or surprised by something I was startled to see a face suddenly appear at the window. Lisa whirled round, startled, at the sound of Vass s voice. the startled look on his face …

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  • 3Something Blue (How I Met Your Mother) — Infobox Television episode Title = Something Blue Series = How I Met Your Mother Caption = Marshall, Lily, Ted, Robin and Barney sitting at their table. Season = 2 Episode = 22 Airdate = May 14, 2007 Production = 2ALH22 Writer = Craig Thomas… …

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  • 4Something Wicca This Way Comes — Infobox Television episode Title=Something Wicca This Way Comes Series=Charmed Caption= The Halliwell sisters following the first inciting of The Power of Three . Season=1 Episode=1 Airdate=October 7, 1998 Production=1498704 Writer=Constance M.… …

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  • 6Plame affair — (CIA leak) investigation Related topics and issues 2003 invasion of Iraq ( Operation Iraqi Freedom ) Contempt / Obstruction / Perjury Grand jury Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 (full text) …

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  • 7Stotting — (also pronking or pronging) is a gait of quadrupeds, particularly gazelles (e.g. Thomson s Gazelles), involving jumping high into the air. This may occur during pursuit by a predator. It might also occur during play. This reduces the lead… …

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  • 8Hallowe'en Party — infobox Book | name = Hallowe en Party title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket illustration of the first UK edition author = Agatha Christie cover artist = Not known country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Crime …

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  • 9Tortilla Flat — infobox Book | name = Tortilla Flat title orig = translator = image caption = First edition author = John Steinbeck cover artist = Ruth Gannett country = United States language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Covici Friede release… …

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  • 10False alarm — For a more generic meaning, see False positive. For other uses, see False alarm (disambiguation). A false alarm, also called a nuisance alarm, is the phony report of an emergency, causing unnecessary panic and/or bringing resources (such as… …

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