schaudern — meaning in English

English meaning

• cringe verb To flinch or shrink back in embarrassment, disgust, or fear.
• dread verb To feel great fear or anxiety about something that is going to happen.
• shudder verb To shake briefly, usually from fear, cold, or disgust.

Senses

schaudern is used for these senses in English:

• cringe (countable) A gesture or posture of cringing (recoiling or shrinking).
• dread Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
• dread (transitive) To fear greatly.
• dread (intransitive) To be in dread, or great fear.
• shudder (intransitive) To shake nervously, often from fear or horror.

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).

dread — full definition

1. verb To feel great fear or anxiety about something that is going to happen.
2. noun A strong feeling of fear or anxiety about something.
3. adj Causing great fear; dreaded (used mainly in older or literary English).

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