how to pronounce startling

/ˈstɑːɹtlɪŋ/

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startling is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of startling in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… you're also looking at a startling 240 …”

meanings of startling

verb:

Present participle and gerund of startle.

adjective:

Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.

noun:

A startle; a sudden motion or shock.

startling frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word startling occurs in english on average 4.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics startling can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that startling can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;