cringes

/ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒɪz/

noun

  1. 1

    A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.

    He glanced with a cringe at the mess on his desk.
  2. 2

    A servile obeisance.

  3. 3

    A crick.

  4. 4

    An embarrassing event or situation which causes an onlooker to cringe.

    There was so much cringe in that episode!
  5. 5

    Someone or something that is cringy.

    That video was full of cringe.

verb

  1. 1

    To shrink, cower, tense or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment.

    He cringed as the bird collided with the window.
  2. 2

    To bow or crouch in servility.

  3. 3

    To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort.

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