startling

present participle and gerund of startleform-ofgerundparticiple

Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.

• That startling admission capped a miserable night for City as they arrived in Germany following an unbeaten start to the season.

A startle; a sudden motion or shock.

• Soon the formications and muscular debility returned, not alone, but accompanied with painful cramps and startlings in the feet and calves of the legs.