startin

Get things going

Startin is an informal spelling of "starting," representing casual or dialectal pronunciation that drops the final g.

It appears in written dialogue, song lyrics, and social media to convey a relaxed or vernacular tone: We startin without you, The party's startin to pick up.

beginning

launching

Setting something in motion

initiatingCausing to start
commencingBeginning to happen
kicking offStarting or launching

embarking · opening · onset · outset · genesis · inception · origin · dawn · birth · spark

race

gun

Projectile-launching weapon

blocksObstructs or sections
lineContinuous mark or queue
whistleShrill air-blown sounder

countdown · ready · set · go · sprint · burst · launch · on your marks · pole position

conflict

provoking

Causing a reaction

instigatingPrompting action to begin
pickingAct of selecting
agitatingDisturbing or stirring up

stirring · trouble · confrontation · beef · drama · altercation · escalating

engines

ignition

Starting combustion process

turnoverSales volume or attrition
revMotor rotation count
crankRotary operating handle

key · push-button · warm-up · idle · throttle · choke · battery · spark plug · motor · firing up

Opposites

temporal sequence in processes

startinfinishing

Bringing to completion

ending · stopping · concluding · completing · terminating

motion/activity state

startinstopping

Ceasing to continue

halting · braking · stalling · dying · slowing

Phrases

start overBegin from the beginning
fresh startOpportunity to restart unburdened
get startedBegin an undertaking
starting overBeginning again from scratch
start a fireInitiate burning
start offBegin an activity

Family

start, starts, started, starting, starter, starters, restart, restarts, restarted

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Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G