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What (who) is cringe - definition
cringe
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Cringeworthy; Cringe (disambiguation)
[kr?n(d)?]
¦ verb (cringes, cringing, cringed)
1. bend one's head and body in fear or apprehension or in a servile manner.
2. experience an inward shiver of embarrassment or disgust.
¦ noun an act of cringing.
Derivatives
cringer noun
Origin
ME crenge, crenche, related to OE cringan, crincan 'bend, yield, fall in battle', of Gmc origin and related to crank1.
cringe
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Cringeworthy; Cringe (disambiguation)
(cringes, cringing, cringed)
If you cringe at something, you feel embarrassed or disgusted, and perhaps show this feeling in your expression or by making a slight movement.
Molly had cringed when Ann started picking up the guitar...
Chris had cringed at the thought of using her own family for publicity...
I cringed in horror.
= recoil
VERB: V, V at n, V in n
cringe
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Cringeworthy; Cringe (disambiguation)
v. n.
Crouch, fawn, truckle, sneak, stoop, bend the knee.
Wikipedia
Cringe
Cringe is a response to embarrassment or social awkwardness.
Examples of use of cringe
1. And it was an accident, of the cringe–inducing variety.
2. Where Islam rules, other faiths must cringe in humiliated subjection.
3. Has there been a performance that makes you cringe?
4. He says ‘I need space‘. "You cringe at these words.
5. Others cringe at Paradise Liquor, with its bulletproof glass.