 cringe |
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| 1. | [ verb ] draw back, as with fear or pain | |
| Synonyms: | flinch shrink recoil wince quail funk squinch | |
| Examples: | "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" |
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| Related terms: | move shrink_back wince | |
| 2. | [ verb ] show submission or fear | |
| Synonyms: | grovel crawl cower creep fawn | |
| Related terms: | bend apple_polisher sycophant | |
| Similar spelling: |
crying crowing cringle cringing Crance crinkle crunched crinkled curing Crunk cronk crank caring croneyism crunch Cronus cranky cranch |
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