contraerse — meaning in English

English meaning

• contract noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.
• cringe verb To flinch or shrink back in embarrassment, disgust, or fear.
• shrink verb To become or make smaller.

Senses

contraerse is used for these senses in English:

• contract (ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
• cringe (intransitive) To cower, flinch, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear.
• shrink (intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.

contract — full definition

1. noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.
2. verb To become smaller, tighter, or shorter.
3. verb To catch or develop an illness.
4. verb To arrange for work to be done under a formal agreement.

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).

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