瑟缩

瑟縮
sèsuō
  1. to curl up shivering (from cold)
  2. timid and trembling (in fear)
  3. to shrink
  4. to cower

CEDICT

to curl up shivering; to cower

Wiktionary

  1. 蜷缩，不伸展的样子。
  2. 犹豫迟缓的样子。
  3. 状声词。形容风雨的声音。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 瑟 sè a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings
2 缩 suō
  1. to withdraw
  2. to pull back
  3. to contract
  4. to shrink
  5. to reduce
  6. abbreviation
  7. also pr. sù

Related entries

缩水 suōshuǐ
  1. to shrink (in the wash)
  2. fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
收缩 shōusuō
  1. to pull back
  2. to shrink
  3. to contract
  4. (physiology) systole
缩 suō
  1. to withdraw
  2. to pull back
  3. to contract
  4. to shrink
  5. to reduce
  6. abbreviation
  7. also pr. sù
蜗牛把触角缩了回去。

The snail drew in its feelers.

Source: Tatoeba

鞧 qiū
  1. crupper
  2. leather strap
  3. (dialect) to draw back
  4. to shrink
抖缩 dǒusuō
  1. to cower
  2. to tremble
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