Very young children don't know this, which is why babies under around six months can look shocked and startled at peek-a-boo.
ON a recent Monday night at the Upright Citizens Brigade theater in Manhattan, the comedian Leo Allen came out to kick off his stand-up showcase, "Whiplash," and was startled at the packed 150-seat theater.
After so long in prison, he says he now dislikes fixed appointments, and was startled at the sheer number of Gazans who have turned out to greet the former prisoners.
His fingers brushed hers when he handed her the change, and she was startled at the warmth of his flesh.
"Perhaps Saddam is still hiding somewhere underground, sitting on cases of weapons of mass destruction, preparing to blow the whole thing up," Mr. Putin said on that occasion, while Russian reporters laughed and Mr. Blair appeared startled at the sudden turn in the one-day trip.
Even the Dutch, who had a trading post nearby and were anti-Catholic, were startled at the excessive degree of repression.
I was one, two, maybe three years old, so it wasn't a big surprise, but my parents were startled at the abruptness and force of my tears.
Startled at the capital expenditure and time scale for recouping profits, investors sent share crashing 4.3%, to 517.5 pence, in response.
"We're always startled at the level of trust and honesty," Mrs. Beckwith said.
They were startled at the reversal of roles; and were angered when he seized a dagger from one man's belt, pretending to examine it.
I was startled at the directness.
