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Cringe

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Verb

1. cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince

draw back, as with fear or pain

Example Sentences:
'she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf'

2. cower, crawl, creep, cringe, fawn, grovel

show submission or fear

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Cringe

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verb (intransitive)
1. 
to shrink or flinch, esp in fear or servility
2. 
to behave in a servile or timid way
3. informal
a. 
to wince in embarrassment or distaste
b. 
to experience a sudden feeling of embarrassment or distaste
noun
4. 
the act of cringing
5.  the cultural cringe

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Cringe

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verb intransitiveWord forms: cringed or ˈcringing
1. 
to draw back, bend, crouch, etc., as when afraid; shrink from something dangerous or painful
2. 
to act in a timid, servile manner; fawn
noun
3. 
the act of cringing

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Cringe

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intr.v. cringed, cring·ing, cring·es
1. To shrink back, as in fear; cower.
2. To behave in a servile way; fawn.
n.
An act or instance of cringing.

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