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make strange

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To behave in a shy, uncommunicative, resistant manner when encountering an unfamiliar person or situation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: especially, idiomatic

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Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 怕生 (pà shēng) — behave shyly in presence of unfamiliar person
  • German: fremdeln — behave shyly in presence of unfamiliar person
  • Japanese: 人見知りする (hitomishiri suru) — behave shyly in presence of unfamiliar person
  • Mongolian: бишүүрхэх ᠪᠢᠰᠢᠭᠦᠷᠬᠡᠬᠦ (bišüürxex) — behave shyly in presence of unfamiliar person