startling

[US]/'stɑːtlɪŋ/
[UK]/'stɑrtlɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. der forårsager stor overraskelse eller forbløffelse; forbløffende.
Word Forms
Present Participlestartling

Phrases & Collocations

startling revelation

overraskende åbenbaring

startling discovery

overraskende opdagelse

startling news

overraskende nyheder

Example Sentences

a startling piece of historical research

en forbløffende del af historisk forskning

she had startling blue eyes.

hun havde forbløffende blå øjne.

he bore a startling likeness to their father.

han lignede forbløffende meget deres far.

A startling cultural transformation occurred in post-war Britain.

En forbløffende kulturel transformation fandt sted i efterkrigstidens Storbritannien.

He asked us to be quiet and then made a startling announcement.

Han bad os om at være stille og kom så med en forbløffende meddelelse.

the remembrance of her visit came back with startling clarity.

Mindet om hendes besøg vendte tilbage med forbløffende klarhed.

when she hit thirteen she shot up to a startling 5 foot 9.

da hun fyldte tretten, voksede hun til en forbløffende 5 fod 9.

Real-world Examples

And then she said something really startling.

Og så sagde hun noget virkelig chokerende.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) September 2015 Collection

I contemplated the startling turn of events.

Jeg overvejede den chokerende udvikling af begivenheder.

Source: Flipped Selected

And that contrast would be startling by itself.

Og den kontrast ville være chokerende i sig selv.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

As you can imagine, Ivan found that pretty startling.

Som du kan forestille dig, fandt Ivan det ret chokerende.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2023 Collection

" What? " said Harry, completely distracted by this startling news.

" Hvad? " sagde Harry, fuldstændigt distraheret af denne chokerende nyhed.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

The juxtaposition of these two remarks was startling.

Sammenstillingen af disse to bemærkninger var chokerende.

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

The entire picture was something quite startling, the results also suggested a way through the Big Bang.

Hele billedet var noget ret chokerende, resultaterne antydede også en vej gennem Big Bang.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

This is a startling turn, given their past contributions.

Dette er et chokerende vendepunkt, i betragtning af deres tidligere bidrag.

Source: The Economist - China

Then an alarm clock goes off, startling both women.

Så ringer en alarmklokke, hvilket chokerer begge kvinder.

Source: Crash Course in Drama

As he gazed at her, he saw something startling.

Som han så på hende, så han noget chokerende.

Source: Crazy Element City

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