Some other words for startled are: surprised, unexpected, shocked, stupefy and emotional disturbance
He glanced over my shoulder with a startled expression.
A few synonyms for startled is frightened,surprised,scared and shocking also giving you the chills.
A startled Cockerel.
You have startled the dog..scared him
In "Finding Nemo" Pearl is the plump pink octopus who squirts ink when she's startled. This type of fish and many others squirt ink when they are startled. :)
Some other words for "shocked" are surprised, startled, stupefy and emotional disturbance.
Startled
frightened, afraid, fearful, startled, nervous, panicky, alarmed, intimidated; terrified, petrified, terrorized, horrified, unnerved, panic-stricken
The spelling is startled, as in The trick STARTLED him.
Yes, "startled" is the past participle of startle.
Startled is the verb in your sentence.
Startled means to be in shock or amaze of something.
more startled most startled
Deer and rabbits are easily startled.
Both examples need commas after their modifiers, as well as some other punctuation that isn't currently allowed in Wiki questions. Other than that, the first example is correct. It implies that you were standing on the chair, which is a reasonable action for you to take when you want to reach something high. The second example is incorrect. It implies that the alarm clock was startled by its own noise. It's more likely that the person who knocked the alarm clock onto the floor was startled. Example #2 correction: Startled by the noise, I (he/she/etc.) knocked the alarm clock onto the floor.
You startled me, because I hadn't heard you come home.
The is the past tense of the VERB to startle.