Associations to the word «Cringe»
Noun
- Quark
- Fawn
- Blow
- Worthy
- Scrape
- Flesh
- Horror
- Doorway
- Whine
- Wail
- Shoulder
- Odo
- Prod
- Carrie
- Gabrielle
- Drow
- Courtier
- Bunk
- Embarrassment
- Glare
- Garion
- Shriek
- Crewman
- Humor
- Tentacle
- Remembering
- Fury
- Terror
- Becker
- Confinement
- Scorn
- Sting
- Anticipation
- Yell
- Gaze
- Marty
- Laugh
- Guilt
- Bow
- Bug
- Miles
- Commentator
- Mortar
- Thigh
- Explosion
- Lyric
- Comedy
- Instant
- Tape
- Agony
- Couch
- Picard
- Bend
- Felt
- Touch
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
CRINGE, noun. A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.
CRINGE, noun. (dialect) A crick.
CRINGE, verb. (dated) (intransitive) To bow or crouch in servility.
CRINGE, verb. (intransitive) To shrink, tense or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment.
CRINGE, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort.
Dictionary definition
CRINGE, verb. Draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf".
CRINGE, verb. Show submission or fear.
Wise words
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