cringe

cringe  (krnj)

intr.v. cringed, cring·ing, cring·es

1. To shrink back, as in fear; cower.

2. To behave in a servile way; fawn.

n.

An act or instance of cringing.

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[Middle English crengen, to bend haughtily, probably ultimately from Old English cringan, to give way.]

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cringe

Verb

[cringing, cringed]

1. to shrink or flinch in fear: he cringed and shrank against the wall

2. to behave in a submissive or timid way: women who cringe before abusive husbands

3. Informal to be very embarrassed: I cringe every time I see that old photo of me

Noun

the act of cringing [Old English cringan to yield in battle]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	cringe - draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" flinch, funk, quail, recoil, wince, shrink, squinch move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" shrink back, retract - pull away from a source of disgust or fear
	2.	cringe - show submission or fear fawn, grovel, cower, crawl, creep bend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

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cringe

verb 1. shrink, flinch, quail, recoil, start, shy, tremble, quiver, cower, draw back, blench

verb 2. wince, squirm, writhe

Translations

cringe [krɪndʒ] vi → encogerse

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cringe [krɪndʒ] vi → avoir un mouvement de recul (fig); s'humilier, ramper

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cringe [krɪndʒ] vi (in fear) → zurückweichen;

(in embarrassment) → zusammenzucken

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cringe [krɪndʒ] vi → acquattarsi;

(fig) → essere servile

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cringe

v cringe [krindʒ]

to shrink back in fear, terror etc The dog cringed when his cruel master raised his hand to strike him. ineenkrimp, terugdeins يَنْكَمِش خائِفا свивам се (s)krčit se krybe sammen sich ducken ζαρώνω από φόβο encogerse (de miedo) tagasi tõmbuma خود را جمع کردن؛ کز کردن kyyristyä reculer (devant) לְהִרָתַע दुबकना, सिकुड़ना ustuknuti megalázkodik mengerut hrökkva undan (í kút) accucciarsi; farsi piccolo すくむ (공포로) 움츠리다 susigūžti atrauties; novērsties (aiz bailēm u.tml.) mengekot ineenkrimpen krype sammen, krype/ligge på magen (for) kulić się encolher-se a se face mic (de frică) съёживаться skrčiť sa zdrzniti se, odskočiti ustuknuti krypa ihop, huka sig หดตัว korkuyla büzülmek 畏縮 щулитися ڈر س‍ے پیچ‍ھ‍ے ه‍ٹ‍نا، دبكنا co rúm lại 畏缩