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1.VerbTo cower, flinch, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear."He cringed as the bird collided with the window."
2.VerbTo experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear; to feel very embarrassed.
3.VerbTo bow or crouch in servility.
4.VerbTo act in an obsequious or servile manner.
5.VerbTo draw (a body part) close to the body; also, to distort or wrinkle (the face, etc.).
6.VerbTo bow or crouch to (someone) in servility; to escort (someone) in a cringing manner.
7.NounA gesture or posture of cringing (recoiling or shrinking)."He glanced with a cringe at the mess on his desk."
8.NounAn act or disposition of servile obeisance.
9.NounA crick (“painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body”).
10.NounThings, particularly online content, which would cause an onlooker to cringe from secondhand embarrassment."Bro... you just posted cringe; There was so much cringe in that episode!"
11.AdjectiveSynonym of cringeworthy or uncool, inducing awkwardness or secondhand embarrassment."Brands trying to appeal to young people with memes is the most cringe thing ever."
12.InterjectionStated in response to something cringeworthy.