startling

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm

   Sydney's startling new Opera House

2. 2
   adj

   Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.

   That startling admission capped a miserable night for City as they arrived in Germany following an unbeaten start to the season.

3. 3
   noun

   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.

4. 4
   verb

   present participle and gerund of startle