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hedgehog in German

hedgehog in German is Igel — hedgehog means to curl into a tight defensive ball, or to set up spiky defenses, the way a hedgehog protects itself.

hedgehog in German

Igel
noun
A small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia.

What does "hedgehog" mean?

  1. verb To curl into a tight defensive ball, or to set up spiky defenses, the way a hedgehog protects itself.
    "You try for his head, but he's hedgehogged round now, elbows beside his ears and you can't get him."
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hedgehog in a sentence

  • You try for his head, but he's hedgehogged round now, elbows beside his ears and you can't get him.
  • The dead man was lying on a pile of the blankets, curled up, his hands interlocked behind his head, knees drawn up to his chest. Hedgehogged, just like the others.

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What is "hedgehog" in German?
"hedgehog" in German is Igel. hedgehog means: To curl into a tight defensive ball, or to set up spiky defenses, the way a hedgehog protects itself.
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