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- Dictionarycringe/krɪn(d)ʒ/
verb
- 1. bend one's head and body in fear or apprehension or in a servile manner: "he cringed away from the blow" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of cringing.
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CRINGE definition: 1. to suddenly move away from someone or something because you are frightened: 2. to feel very…. Learn more.
The meaning of CRINGE is to recoil in distaste. How to use cringe in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Cringe.
noun. an act or instance of shrinking back, bending, or crouching: The gunshots elicited a cringe of terror. an instance of being very embarrassed, awkward, or uncomfortable: Some of his outfits are bizarre enough to induce a cringe or two. servile or fawning deference.
CRINGE meaning: 1. to suddenly move away from someone or something because you are frightened: 2. to feel very…. Learn more.
If you cringe at something, you feel embarrassed or disgusted, and perhaps show this feeling in your expression or by making a slight movement. Molly had cringed when Ann started picking up the guitar.
When you cringe, your body language shows you don't like what you see and hear. You close your eyes and grimace. You may even jerk your body away from the offensive sight or sound, like the old picture of you in an "awkward stage" that makes you cringe whenever you see it.
1. to shrink or flinch, esp in fear or servility. 2. to behave in a servile or timid way. 3. informal. a. to wince in embarrassment or distaste. b. to experience a sudden feeling of embarrassment or distaste. n. 4. the act of cringing. 5. (Sociology) the cultural cringe Austral subservience to overseas cultural standards.
