CRINGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of cringe in English

(Definition of cringe from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of cringe from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of cringe

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When we have seen the adverts for those like-minded to the party in power, they have cringed more than any of us, that that has been the case.
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We cringed at the sight and were dumbfounded when, after several repetitions, his tongue had not even reddened.
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Shyness or cringing in the show ring is alone sufficient to disqualify a dog in that country.
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She has a very dry sense of humour and cringes at any display of sentimentality.
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I'm not cringing about it, but it's not my favorite piece.
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He leaves, cringing and pleading for imaginary attackers to stop as he goes.
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Witnesses routinely report that, when the switch is thrown, the condemned prisoner cringes, leaps, and fights the straps with amazing strength.
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After pursuing him for some time, viewers cringed when the two slept together, but knowing a relationship would be impossible, the two resolved to move on.
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I cringed when he picked it.
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I am bound to say that one's own words regurgitated always make one cringe with embarrassment.
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Good luck to him, but do not let us fool ourselves and cringe in his presence.
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Confronted with these difficulties, it is our obligation to give a lead and not to cringe and follow.
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We are being asked to adopt the policy of the preemptive cringe.
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They cringe in their seats when we talk about 4 million being unemployed.
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We have before us an expert in cringe.
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Translations of cringe

in Chinese (Traditional)
(因恐懼)畏縮,退縮, 感到難堪,覺得難爲情…
in Chinese (Simplified)
(因恐惧)畏缩,退缩, 感到难堪,觉得难为情…
in Spanish
encogerse (de miedo)…
in Portuguese
encolher-se…
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tedirgin olmak, utanç duymak, mahcup olmak…
reculer (devant)…
ineenkrimpen…
(s)krčit se…
krybe sammen…
mengerut…
หดตัว…
co rúm lại…
rumienić się, kulić się…
krypa ihop, huka sig…
mengekot…
sich ducken…
krype sammen, krype/ligge på magen (for)…
щулитися…
испытывать неловкость, съеживаться…
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