CRINGE


Meaning of CRINGE in English

v. 25B6; verb

she cringed as he bellowed in her ear : COWER, shrink, recoil, shy away, flinch, blench, draw back; shake, tremble, quiver, quail, quake.

it makes me cringe when I think of it : WINCE, shudder, squirm, feel embarrassed/mortified.

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