Cringed

verb

/kɹɪndʒd/

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

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

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

2.verbTo bow or crouch in servility.

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

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