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säpsähdys — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cringe verb To flinch or shrink back in embarrassment, disgust, or fear.
  • flinch verb To make a sudden, involuntary movement away from something painful, frightening, or unpleasant.
  • jerk verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
  • start verb To begin doing something or set something in motion.
  • twitch noun A small, sudden, often involuntary movement of a muscle.

Senses

säpsähdys is used for these senses in English:

  • cringe (countable) A gesture or posture of cringing (recoiling or shrinking).
  • flinch A reflexive jerking away.
  • hypnic jerk An involuntary twitch which occurs just as a person is beginning to fall asleep, often causing momentary wakefulness.
  • jerk A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.
  • start A sudden involuntary movement.
  • twitch A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.

cringe — full definition

  1. verb To flinch or shrink back in embarrassment, disgust, or fear.
  2. noun Something embarrassing to watch or witness, especially online.
  3. adj Embarrassingly awkward or uncool (informal).

flinch — full definition

  1. verb To make a sudden, involuntary movement away from something painful, frightening, or unpleasant.
  2. verb To hesitate or avoid facing something difficult.
  3. noun A sudden involuntary jerk away from something.

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