Cringe

noun

/kɹɪnd͡ʒ/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounA posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.

"He glanced with a cringe at the mess on his desk."

2.nounA servile obeisance.

3.nounA crick.

4.nounAn embarrassing event or situation which causes an onlooker to cringe.

"There was so much cringe in that episode!"

5.nounSomeone or something that is cringy.

"That video was full of cringe."

6.verbTo shrink, cower, tense or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment.

"He cringed as the bird collided with the window."

7.verbTo bow or crouch in servility.

8.verbTo contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort.

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