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   cringe

   /krinj/

   verb

   • 1. bend one's head and body in fear or in a servile manner: "he cringed away from the blow" Similar cowershrinkdraw backpull backrecoilstartshy (away)winceflinchblenchblanchdodgeduckcrouchshuddershaketremblequiverquailquakeget cold feetkowtowbow and scrapegrovelcreepcrawltoadyfawntrucklecowerbe servile towardbe sycophantic towarddance attendance oningratiate oneself withcurry favor withflatterwoopay court toget aroundinformal:suck up tomake up tolick someone's bootsbe all overfall all oversweet-talksoft-soapbrown-nosearchaic:blandish
   • ▪ experience an inward shiver of embarrassment or disgust: "I cringed at the fellow's stupidity" Similar wincesquirmblushflushgo redfeel embarrassedfeel ashamedfeel sheepishfeel mortifiedwince with embarrassment

   noun

   • 1. an act of cringing.

   Word Origin Middle Englishcrenge, crenche, related to Old Englishcringan, crincan ‘bend, yield, fall in battle’, of Germanic origin and related to Dutch krengen ‘heel over’ and German krank ‘sick’, also to crank1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cringer noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCRINGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CRINGE definition: 1. to suddenly move away from someone or something because you are frightened: 2. to feel very…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of CRINGE is to recoil in distaste. How to use cringe in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Cringe.

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   When you cringe, your body language shows you don't like what you see and hear. You close your eyes and grimace. You may even jerk your body away from the offensive sight or sound, like the old picture of you in an "awkward stage" that makes you cringe whenever you see it.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCRINGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you cringe at something, you feel embarrassed or disgusted, and perhaps show this feeling in your expression or by making a slight movement. We all cringed when she started picking up the guitar.

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   Cringe definition: to shrink back, bend, or crouch, especially in fear, pain, or servility; cower. See examples of CRINGE used in a sentence.

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   1. to shrink or flinch, esp in fear or servility. 2. to behave in a servile or timid way. 3. informal. a. to wince in embarrassment or distaste. b. to experience a sudden feeling of embarrassment or distaste. n. 4. the act of cringing. 5. (Sociology) the cultural cringe Austral subservience to overseas cultural standards.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCRINGE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   CRINGE definition: 1. to feel very embarrassed about something: 2. to move away from something because you are…. Learn more.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcringe verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of cringe verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    To draw back, bend, crouch, etc., as when afraid; shrink from something dangerous or painful. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To act in a timid, servile manner; fawn. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. (dated, intransitive) To bow or crouch in servility. Wiktionary. Synonyms: cower. creep. grovel. crawl. fawn. funk. squinch. recoil

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    An act of cringing; esp. a servile or sycophantic bow. Also: ( figurative) an obsequious, deferential, or sycophantic act or attitude. cultural cringe: see cultural adj. & n. Compounds. 1592. The f [e] low curteously making a low cringe saide, may it please your woorship. ‘C. Cony-Catcher’, Def. Conny-catching sig. E. a1616.