- to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb
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As the three men entered the alley, a bird resembling a crow flew from the top of a large beech tree as if it had been frightened.
In spoken language, we do not pause between words, a fact that is somewhat surprising. We seem to hear separate words; we can clearly make them out.