sträuben

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”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯bn̩]

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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 (+ gegen)

   Er sträubt sich jedes mal, wenn wir ihn waschen wollen.

   He resists every time we want to wash him.

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