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Definition of Cringe
1. Verb. Draw back, as with fear or pain. "She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
Exact synonyms: Flinch, Funk, Quail, Recoil, Shrink, Squinch, Wince
Generic synonyms: Move
Specialized synonyms: Retract, Shrink Back
Derivative terms: Flinch, Wince, Wince
Generic synonyms: Move
Specialized synonyms: Retract, Shrink Back
Derivative terms: Flinch, Wince, Wince
2. Verb. Show submission or fear.
Exact synonyms: Cower, Crawl, Creep, Fawn, Grovel
Generic synonyms: Bend, Flex
Derivative terms: Coward, Crawler, Fawner, Groveler, Groveller
Generic synonyms: Bend, Flex
Derivative terms: Coward, Crawler, Fawner, Groveler, Groveller
Definition of Cringe
1. v. t. To draw one's self together as in fear or servility; to bend or crouch with base humility; to wince; hence, to make court in a degrading manner; to fawn.
2. v. t. To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort.
3. n. Servile civility; fawning; a shrinking or bowing, as in fear or servility.
Definition of Cringe
1. Noun. A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling. ¹
2. Noun. (dialect) A crick. ¹
3. Verb. (dated) To bow or crouch in servility. ¹
4. Verb. To shrink, tense or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cringe
1. to shrink in fear [v CRINGED, CRINGING, CRINGES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cringe
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