(~s, startling, ~d)
If something sudden and unexpected ~s you, it surprises and frightens you slightly.
The telephone ~d him...
The news will ~ the City.
VERB: V n, V n
~d
Martha gave her a ~d look.
ADJ
(~s, startling, ~d)
If something sudden and unexpected ~s you, it surprises and frightens you slightly.
The telephone ~d him...
The news will ~ the City.
VERB: V n, V n
~d
Martha gave her a ~d look.
ADJ
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012