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Definitions for Cringe
[1] to shrink, bend, or crouch, especially in fear or servility; cower.
[2] to fawn.
[3] servile or fawning deference.
[4] to shrink or flinch, esp in fear or servility
[5] to behave in a servile or timid way
[6] informal to wince in embarrassment or distaste to experience a sudden feeling of embarrassment or distaste
[7] the act of cringing
[8] the cultural cringe Australian subservience to overseas cultural standards
Words related to Cringe
cower, quiver, tremble, kneel, wince, dodge, crouch, shy, grovel, stoop, start, blench, duck, quail, crawl, shrink
Words nearby Cringe
crimpy, crimson, crimson clover, crimson flag, crine, cringe, cringe-making, cringle, crinite, crinkle, crinkle leaf
Origin of Cringe
1175–1225; Middle English crengen, crenchen (transitive); Old English *crencean, crencgean, causative of cringan, crincan to yield, fall (in battle)
Other words from Cringe
cring·er , noun
cring·ing·ly , adverb
cring·ing·ness , noun
Word origin for Cringe
Old English cringan to yield in battle; related to Old Norse krangr weak, Middle High German krenken to weaken
Synonyms for Cringe
cower, kneel, quiver, tremble, wince, blench, crawl, crouch, dodge, duck, grovel, quail, shrink, shy, start, stoop, draw back, eat dirt