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Definitions for Cringing

[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 Cringing

cringecrouching, cowardly, obsequious, submissive

Words nearby Cringing

cringecrimpy, crimson, crimson clover, crimson flag, crine, cringe, cringe-making, cringle, crinite, crinkle, crinkle leaf

Origin of Cringing

e1175–1225; Middle English crengen, crenchen (transitive); Old English *crencean, crencgean, causative of cringan, crincan to yield, fall (in battle)

Other words from Cringing

cring·er , noun
cring·ing·ly , adverb
cring·ing·ness , noun

Word origin for Cringing

eOld English cringan to yield in battle; related to Old Norse krangr weak, Middle High German krenken to weaken

Synonyms for Cringing

crouching, cowardly, obsequious, submissive