sträuben

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German

Etymology

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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Verb

sträuben (weak, third-person singular present sträubt, past tense sträubte, past participle gesträubt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, hair or fur) to bristle up, to stand on end
    Seine Haare sträubten sich vor Angst.
    His hair bristled out of fear.
  2. (reflexive) to be reluctant; to resist
    Er sträubt sich jedes mal, wenn wir ihn waschen wollen.
    He resists every time we want to wash him.

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Further reading

  • sträuben” in Duden online
  • sträuben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache