The meaning of CRINGE is to recoil in distaste. How to use cringe in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Cringe.

To cringe is also to pull back in fear from someone or something that seems powerful and dangerous:

6 days ago · Verb cringe (third-person singular simple present cringes, present participle cringing, simple past and past participle cringed) (intransitive) To cower, flinch, recoil, shrink, or tense, …

CRINGE meaning: 1 : to feel disgust or embarrassment and often to show this feeling by a movement of your face or body; 2 : to make a sudden movement from fear of being hit or hurt

If you cringe at something, you feel embarrassed or disgusted, and perhaps show this feeling in your expression or by making a slight movement.

Definition of cringe verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The slang phrase "Cringe" means 'really embarrassing.' When something is described as "Cringe", it implies that it is so awkward or embarrassing that it makes you feel uncomfortable …

cringe (krɪndʒ) vb (intr) 1. to shrink or flinch, esp in fear or servility 2. to behave in a servile or timid way

cringe (krinj), v., cringed, cring•ing, n. v.i. to shrink, bend, or crouch, esp. in fear or servility; cower. to fawn. n. servile or fawning deference.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English cringe /krɪndʒ/ verb [intransitive] 1 to move away from someone or something because you are afraid A stray dog was cringing by the door.