startlingly

[US]/ˈstɑːtlɪŋli/
[UK]/ˈstɑːrtlɪŋli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation


adv. på en måde, der er overraskende eller chokerende

Phrases & Collocations

startlingly beautiful

forbløffende smuk

startlingly similar

forbløffende ens

startlingly effective

forbløffende effektiv

startlingly fast

forbløffende hurtig

Example Sentences

The results of the experiment were startlingly different from what we expected.

Resultaterne af eksperimentet var overraskende anderledes end hvad vi forventede.

She made a startlingly accurate prediction about the outcome.

Hun kom med en forbløffende præcis forudsigelse om resultatet.

His sudden outburst was startlingly loud.

Hans pludselige udbrud var forbløffende højt.

The movie's special effects were startlingly realistic.

Filmens specialeffekter var forbløffende realistiske.

The news of the accident was startlingly tragic.

Nyheden om ulykken var forbløffende tragisk.

The new technology is startlingly innovative.

Den nye teknologi er forbløffende innovativ.

The painting was startlingly beautiful, capturing everyone's attention.

Maleri var forbløffende smukt og fangede alles opmærksomhed.

The sudden change in weather was startlingly quick.

Den pludselige ændring i vejret var forbløffende hurtig.

The athlete's performance was startlingly impressive.

Atletens præstation var forbløffende imponerende.

The growth of the company has been startlingly rapid.

Virksomhedens vækst har været forbløffende hurtig.

Real-world Examples

" The results were terrible." A deep resonant voice broke startlingly into the dialogue.

Source: Brave New World

Then, in another tone, suddenly, startlingly.

Source: Brave New World

But at about the twenty-fifth repetition the proceedings were startlingly interrupted.

Source: Brave New World

His white teeth gleamed startlingly against his brown face and his bold eyes raked her.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Weir, after all, directed The Truman Show, the incisive satire-drama from 1998 that seems startlingly prescient today.

Source: Newsweek

She had thick, dark red hair that fell to her shoulders, and startlingly green almond-shaped eyes—Harry's eyes.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Allan Blinder, an economics expert at Princeton University, told The Associated Press he considered that paper " startlingly original."

Source: VOA Special English: World

In general, the philosophy of Hellenism was not startlingly original.

Source: Sophie's World (Original Version)

It was a long time coming; and when it came was startlingly unexpected.

Source: The Gadfly (Original Version)

They looked up into his startlingly huge face which resembled a grey full moon swimming in the gloom of the clearing.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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