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- [krinj]
- /krɪndʒ/
- /krɪndʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krinj]
- /krɪndʒ/
Definitions of cringe word
- verb cringe If you cringe at something, you feel embarrassed or disgusted, and perhaps show this feeling in your expression or by making a slight movement. 3
- verb cringe to shrink or flinch, esp in fear or servility 3
- verb cringe to behave in a servile or timid way 3
- verb cringe to wince in embarrassment or distaste 3
- verb cringe to experience a sudden feeling of embarrassment or distaste 3
- noun cringe the act of cringing 3
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Origin of cringe
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English crengen, crenchen (transitive); Old English *crencean, crencgean, causative of cringan, crincan to yield, fall (in battle)
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Parts of speech for Cringe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cringe popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cringe usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cringe
verb cringe
- cower — If you cower, you bend forward and downwards because you are very frightened.
- quiver — a case for holding or carrying arrows.
- tremble — to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
- kneel — to go down or rest on the knees or a knee.
- wince — to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start; flinch.
noun cringe
- jump — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
Antonyms for cringe
verb cringe
- stretch — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- come forward — If someone comes forward, they offer to do something or to give some information in response to a request for help.
- face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- meet — greatest lower bound
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