What word of English means surprise?
Surprise can occur in various levels of intensity and valence. Flummoxed, flabbergasted, astounded, staggered, startled, stunned, thunderstruck, aghast, taken Aback, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, stupefied, dazed, gobsmacked, shocked, stunned, ashamed, speechless. In simple terms these synonyms have a heightened degree of surprise but none seem to define mildly surprised. The closest I think is jiggered, which is a British slang.
In the US, we’d think, “(Something/Someone) raised eyebrows “.
I’m happy with this idea. What do you have to say to be surprised? Sometimes a qualifying adverb plus the basic concept has to do the job of a precise verb.
How do you prepare a verb?
“Startled carries a milder level of surprise than, say, “astounded”. I can’t seem to stop my beloved cat from swatting me… Then that cat is starting to scuff me to the point where I don’t know if I really am next to her or is suddenly hitting me with the same paw…, I would just as easily wake up, the cat makes some noise and jumps out at me, or does he startling me with that sound? A “surprise” is not “assumption”. Am the closest thing to the closest
one in life I can think of?
I’m happy with this idea. What do you have to say to be surprised? Sometimes a qualifying adverb plus the basic concept has to do the job of a precise verb.
How do you prepare a verb?
“Startled carries a milder level of surprise than, say, “astounded”. I can’t seem to stop my beloved cat from swatting me… Then that cat is starting to scuff me to the point where I don’t know if I really am next to her or is suddenly hitting me with the same paw…, I would just as easily wake up, the cat makes some noise and jumps out at me, or does he startling me with that sound? A “surprise” is not “assumption”. Am the closest thing to the closest
one in life I can think of?
If I asked questions on Quora they had some obvious meanings.
Chiefly of a person’s expression: questioning, enquiring; indicating mild or amused puzzlement. When
I ordered toad in the hole He gave me a quizzical look. For him, I walked closer.
What’s your opinion about “Clueless Ink” or “Lick Your Skin”?
