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  1. cringe:


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Detailed Synonyms for cringe in English

cringe:

cringe verb

  1. cringe
    – draw back, as with fear or pain 1
    to shrink; to recoil; to flinch; funk; quail; wince; cringe; squinch
    – draw back, as with fear or pain 1
    • shrink verb (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
    • recoil verb (recoils, recoiled, recoiling)
    • flinch verb (flinches, flinched, flinching)
      • she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf1
    • funk verb
    • quail verb
    • wince verb
    • cringe verb
    • squinch verb
  2. cringe
    – show submission or fear 1
    to creep; to fawn; to crawl; cringe; grovel; cower
    – show submission or fear 1

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Related Definitions for "cringe":

  1. draw back, as with fear or pain1
  2. show submission or fear1

Related Synonyms for cringe