Zusammenzucken — 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.
- start verb To begin doing something or set something in motion.
- wince noun A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.
Senses
Zusammenzucken is used for these senses in English:
- cringe (countable) A gesture or posture of cringing (recoiling or shrinking).
- cringe (intransitive) To cower, flinch, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear.
- flinch (intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench.
- start (transitive) To disturb and set in motion; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee.
- wince A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.
- wince (intransitive) To flinch as if in pain or distress.
cringe — full definition
- verb To flinch or shrink back in embarrassment, disgust, or fear.
- noun Something embarrassing to watch or witness, especially online.
- adj Embarrassingly awkward or uncool (informal).
flinch — full definition
- verb To make a sudden, involuntary movement away from something painful, frightening, or unpleasant.
- verb To hesitate or avoid facing something difficult.
- noun A sudden involuntary jerk away from something.