startling
How many syllables in startling?
There are 2 syllables in the word startling.How to pronounce startling:
Synonyms for startling:
alarming
amazing
astonishing
astounding
awesome
breathtaking
dumbfounding
dumfounding
extraordinary
flabbergasting
incredible
jarring
jaw-dropping
jolting
miraculous
shocking
staggering
stunning
stupefying
sudden
surprising
unexpected
unforeseen
wonderful
Antonyms for startling:
anticipated
apparent
awaited
calculable
comforting
deliberate
envisaged
expectable
expected
forecast
foreseeable
foreseen
habitual
hackneyed
inevitable
likely
logical
no wonder
normal
not unexpected
obvious
on the cards
only to be expected
ordinary
par for the course
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In English, all syllables must contain at least one vowel sound, but the vowel can be represented by different letters, including 'y' as in 'myth'.
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