вздрагивать — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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.
• jump verb To push off the ground with your legs so your whole body leaves the surface briefly.
• start verb To begin doing something or set something in motion.
• wince noun A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.

Senses

вздрагивать is used for these senses in English:

• flinch (intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench.
• jerk (intransitive) To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.
• jump (intransitive) To react to a sudden, often unexpected, stimulus (such as a sharp prick or a loud sound) by jerking the body violently.
• start (transitive) To disturb and set in motion; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee.
• wince (intransitive) To flinch as if in pain or distress.

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.

jerk — full definition

1. verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
2. verb To pull or tug something quickly and sharply.
3. noun An unpleasant or inconsiderate person.
4. noun A Jamaican style of seasoning and slow-cooking meat over spiced coals, or the meat prepared this way.

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