Sentence:  A pause before the intense guy cut in: "The Word of the Day is <WSD>"gloppen</WSD>". Verb, transitive and intransitive. … One. To surprise or astonish. Two. To be startled or astonished. <WSD>"Gloppen</WSD>"." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To terrify; astonish; surprise.