Interesting fact about English word STARTLING

The word 'STARTLING' is the only 9 letter word in the english language where you can remove one letter at a time and still create a word.



Startling : Very surprising
Starting  : Beginning
Staring   : To look fixedly
String     : Material consisting of threads of cotton, hemp, or other material twisted together to form a thin                       length.
Sting       : A small sharp-pointed organ at the end of the abdomen of bees, wasps, ants, and scorpions
Sing        : Make musical sound
Sin          : An immoral act
In            : Enclosed
I              : Singular pronoun

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