startle up in English

Forms: startles up [present, singular, third-person], startling up [participle, present], startled up [participle, past], startled up [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} startle up (third-person singular simple present startles up, present participle startling up, simple past and past participle startled up)

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"startle up" meaning in English

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