verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
when
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And the arms cringe when they touch human flesh.
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Nine times out of 10, a coach cringes when one of his players mouths off about an opponent.
■ VERB
make
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It makes me cringe into the smelly upholstery of his battered armchair.
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Sometimes, regrettably, though the idea may make us cringe , that voice may be that of a convicted murderer.
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It made me cringe at its over-the-top violence.
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Also, she peppered her lectures with unscientific statements that made doctors cringe .
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The memory of that morning flooded in, making her cringe inside.
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During it all, nothing has made me cringe more than the sound of an approaching bike.
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Which make you cringe slightly, or shift about in your seat?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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His blunt personality leaves even his supporters cringing.
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People cringed in terror as the shells hit the city around them.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Also, she peppered her lectures with unscientific statements that made doctors cringe .
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But they cringe at the idea that some one else may benefit at their expense.
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During it all, nothing has made me cringe more than the sound of an approaching bike.
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His watch said that it was nine-thirty, and he cringed to think of the time he had lost.
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My voice was calm, but inside I cringed away from her.
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The pair cringed in embarrassment as the president, speaking through an interpreter, paid them the world's most unlikely compliment.