The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GASPS which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2010.
Startled sounds crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GASPS | 33 % | 5 |
| OWS | 33 % | 3 |
| OHS | 33 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Startled sounds
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- easy
- gasp
- hush
- jump
- start
- strat
- yelp
- hiss
- rattle
- rattled
- rattling
- whimper
Crossword Answer definitions
GASPS noun- A short, sudden intake of breath.
- : A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper).
- To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
- To breathe laboriously or convulsively.
- To speak in a breathless manner.
- To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result GASPS
- Breath-taking activity
- Breathes hard
- Horrified sounds
- Sounds of surprise
- Short pants?
- Huffs of horror
- Wowed crowd sounds
- Pants
- Puffs
- Struggles to breathe
More clues leading to the result OWS
- Injection reactions, often
- Pained cries
- Cries of pain
- Nurses hear a lot of them
- Pained sounds
- Boo-boo signals
- Smart answers?
- Sounds of discomfort
- Toe-stubbers' cries
- "That hurt!" shouts