Cringe - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|krɪndʒ|
Brit.
|krɪn(d)ʒ|
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)
- 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
I/you/we/they: cringe
he/she/it: cringes
present participle: cringing
past tense: cringed
past participle: cringed
noun
singular: cringe
plural: cringes
singular: cringe
plural: cringes
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