cringe
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
cringes;
cringed;
cringing
cringes;
cringed;
cringing
Britannica Dictionary definition of CRINGE
[no object]
1
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to feel disgust or embarrassment and often to show this feeling by a movement of your face or body
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Many English teachers cringe when their students use the word “ain't.”
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I always cringe when I hear that song.
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Just the thought of eating broccoli makes me cringe.
2
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to make a sudden movement from fear of being hit or hurt
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The dog cringed at the noise.
