cringes
/ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒɪz/
noun
- 1
A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.
“He glanced with a cringe at the mess on his desk.”
- 2
A servile obeisance.
- 3
A crick.
- 4
An embarrassing event or situation which causes an onlooker to cringe.
“There was so much cringe in that episode!”
- 5
Someone or something that is cringy.
“That video was full of cringe.”
verb
- 1
To shrink, cower, tense or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment.
“He cringed as the bird collided with the window.”
- 2
To bow or crouch in servility.
- 3
To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort.
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