How to pronounce startle

Listen to startle in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“startle” in real sentences

108 clips in the index · 66 American. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. That is the startle factor.

    NTSB · hear it here

  2. More likely though, your startle reaction will be based on sight.

    TED-Ed · hear it here

  3. and was likely intended to provoke startle reactions from patients watching.

    US National Archives · hear it here

  4. Let's take a minute for safety to talk about the human startle response.

    FAA · hear it here

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