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Meanings of cringe in English

Portuguese
recuar
Catalan
contreure's
Spanish
recular

Draw back, as with fear or pain.

recuar
Catalan
arrossegar-se

Show submission or fear.

arrossegar-se
Usage of cringe in English
1
It's not great either, but it's far from an entirely cringe-worthy catastrophe.
News.com.au
2
I used to cringe whenever his name came up in history class.
The Irish Times
3
They will make you cringe, cry and not question making better choices.
Ebony
4
What is meant to look macho is actually the cringe of panic.
The Guardian
5
Within the treasure cards deck, there are three cringe-inducing Waters Rise cards.
Wired
6
Inwardly, I cringe at the news that the Germans are faring well.
The kommandant's girl
7
When it comes to changing the more cringe-inducing names, climbers are split.
Climbing Magazine
8
They'd have to receive him after that; they would cringe to him.
A Poor Wise Man
9
Dad's brow furrowed and I could tell that he wanted to cringe.
Monster Hunter Vendetta
10
WITNESS This is the track you heard on that bizarre, cringe-worthy video.
News.com.au
11
Her subjects cringe at her feet covered with the dust of obedience.
Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Volume I / Including His Answe...
12
And we cringe, and we crawl, and are led by the nose.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 1, 1891
13
Other voices joined in, until the place seemed to cringe in torment.
Honour This Day
14
You can decide, is this one EVEN more cringe than their debut?
The South African
15
JHUD responded to that cringe-worthy line with a few of her own.
Ebony
16
Viewers appear to have found the blunder both hilarious and overly cringe.
News.com.au
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Translations for cringe
Portuguese
recuar
Cringe through the time
Cringe across language varieties
Australia
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common
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