Definitions
Sudden or surprising enough to cause alarm.
Used in a sentence
“That startling admission capped a miserable night for City as they arrived in Germany following an unbeaten start to the season.”
“Soon the formications and muscular debility returned, not alone, but accompanied with painful cramps and startlings in the feet and calves of the legs.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Very unexpected”9 letters
Not quite right?
"Search similar patterns."
S________