Zusammenfahren — meaning in English

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.

Senses

Zusammenfahren is used for these senses in English:

• cringe (countable) A gesture or posture of cringing (recoiling or shrinking).
• flinch A reflexive jerking away.
• flinch (intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench.

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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