Perhaps the word you are looking for is startle. It hints at physical movement, but not explicitly.

startle

verb: cause (a person or animal) to feel sudden shock or alarm.

"a sudden sound in the doorway startled her"

startled

adjective: feeling or showing sudden shock or alarm.

verb: startle; 3rd person present: startles; past tense: startled; past participle: startled; gerund or present participle: startling

I would not write "She turned away and was startled by the sight of the filled porcelain." It sounds out of order. I would say "She was startled by the sight of the filled porcelain and turned away."

Perhaps the word you are looking for is startle. It hints at physical movement, but not explicitly.

startle

verb: cause (a person or animal) to feel sudden shock or alarm.

"a sudden sound in the doorway startled her"

startled

adjective: feeling or showing sudden shock or alarm.

verb: startle; 3rd person present: startles; past tense: startled; past participle: startled; gerund or present participle: startling

She turned away and was startled by the sight of the filled porcelain.

I would not write "She turned away and was startled by the sight of the filled porcelain." It sounds out of order. I would say "She was startled by the sight of the filled porcelain and turned away." Edit: Disregard my suggestion about order. It's irrelevant without context. My mistake.

Perhaps the word you are looking for is startle. It's hints at physical movement, but not explicitly.

startle

verb: cause (a person or animal) to feel sudden shock or alarm.

"a sudden sound in the doorway startled her"

startled

adjective: feeling or showing sudden shock or alarm.

verb: startle; 3rd person present: startles; past tense: startled; past participle: startled; gerund or present participle: startling

I would not write "She turned away and was startled by the sight of the filled porcelain." It sounds out of order. I would say "She was startled by the sight of the filled porcelain and turned away."

Perhaps the word you are looking for is startle. It hints at physical movement, but not explicitly.

startle

verb: cause (a person or animal) to feel sudden shock or alarm.

"a sudden sound in the doorway startled her"

startled

adjective: feeling or showing sudden shock or alarm.

verb: startle; 3rd person present: startles; past tense: startled; past participle: startled; gerund or present participle: startling

I would not write "She turned away and was startled by the sight of the filled porcelain." It sounds out of order. I would say "She was startled by the sight of the filled porcelain and turned away."