sträuben.
to bristle up, to stand on end
Meaning & usage
to bristle up, to stand on end
Seine Haare sträubten sich vor Angst.
to be reluctant; to resist
Er sträubt sich jedes Mal, wenn wir ihn waschen wollen.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German strūben, from Old High German strūbēn / strūben, from Proto-West Germanic *strūbijan. Related to struwwelig and struppig; outside of Germanic, compare perhaps Ancient Greek στρυφνός (struphnós, “sour, harsh”), Lithuanian strùbas (“cut short, curtailed”), and Russian струп (strup, “scab”).
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