fletschen

Meaning

to bare (one's teeth), snarl

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈflɛt͡ʃn̩/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German vletschen (“bare one's teeth”), from or related to vletzen (“flatten, spread out”) (for the change of -tz- to -tsch, compare rutschen), related to Old High German flaz and English flat.

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