Cringe - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |krɪndʒ|  American pronunciation of the word cringe
Brit.  |krɪn(d)ʒ|  British pronunciation of the word cringe

verb

- draw back, as with fear or pain (syn: flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, wince)
- show submission or fear (syn: cower, crawl, creep, fawn, grovel)

Extra examples

Many English teachers cringe when their students use the word “ain't.”

I always cringe when I hear that song.

Just the thought of eating broccoli makes me cringe.

The dog cringed at the noise.

I cringed in horror.

A stray dog was cringing by the door.

She cringed away from him.

She cringed at the sound of her own voice.

It makes me cringe when I think how stupid I was.

Why are you cringing before that man? He doesn't have any real power.

His gross remarks made us cringe.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: cringe
he/she/it: cringes
present participle: cringing
past tense: cringed
past participle: cringed
noun
singular: cringe
plural: cringes
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