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Meaning of
cringe
in English
cringe
us
/krɪndʒ/
uk
/krɪn(d)ʒ/
#common
Past Tense
cringed
Participle Verb
cringing
Third Person Singular
cringes
Definitions
Verb
to
feel
disgust
or
embarrassment
;
fear
to
shrink
or
recoil
(
in
fear
,
disgust
)
to
recoil
in
disgust
or
fear
feeling
inward
disgust
or
embarrassment
to
crouch
or
bow
in
a
servile
manner
Noun
content
causing
secondhand
embarrassment
awkwardness
felt
by
an
onlooker
Adjective
causing
awkwardness
;
uncool
causing
awkwardness
or
embarrassment
;
uncomfortable