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- [krinj]
- /krɪndʒ/
- /krɪndʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krinj]
- /krɪndʒ/
Definitions of cringes word
- verb without object cringes to shrink, bend, or crouch, especially in fear or servility; cower. 1
- verb without object cringes to fawn. 1
- noun cringes servile or fawning deference. 1
- noun cringes Plural form of cringe. 1
- noun cringes plural of cringe. 0
- verb cringes third-person singular simple present indicative form of cringe. 0
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Origin of cringes
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 Cringes
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cringes 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
cringes usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cringes
verb cringes
- quail — a small, migratory, gallinaceous game bird, Coturnix coturnix, of the Old World.
- ducks — any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
- shies — bashful; retiring.
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