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  • cringe — [krındʒ] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Perhaps from [i]Old English cringan to give up ] 1.) to move away from someone or something because you are afraid ▪ A stray dog was cringing by the door. ▪ She cringed away from him. 2.) to feel embarrassed… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cringe — early 13c., from causative of O.E. cringan give way, fall (in battle), become bent, from P.Gmc. *krank bend, curl up (Cf. O.N. kringr, Du. kring, Ger. Kring circle, ring ). Related: Cringed; cringing. As a noun from 1590s …   Etymology dictionary

  • cringe — [v] flinch, recoil from danger blench, cower, crawl, crouch, dodge, draw back, duck, eat dirt, grovel, kneel, quail, quiver, shrink, shy, start, stoop, tremble, wince; concepts 188,195 Ant. come forward …   New thesaurus

  • cringe — ► VERB (cringing) 1) bend one s head and body in fear or in a servile manner. 2) have a sudden feeling of embarrassment or disgust. ► NOUN ▪ an act of cringing. ORIGIN from an Old English word meaning «bend, yield, fall in battle»; related to… …   English terms dictionary

  • cringe — [krinj] vi. cringed, cringing [ME crengen (with nasalized vowel as in HINGE), caus. < OE cringan, to fall (in battle): for IE base see CRADLE] 1. to draw back, bend, crouch, etc., as when afraid; shrink from something dangerous or painful 2.… …   English World dictionary

  • cringe — I UK [krɪndʒ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms cringe : present tense I/you/we/they cringe he/she/it cringes present participle cringing past tense cringed past participle cringed 1) to move back slightly from something that is unpleasant or… …   English dictionary

  • cringe — cringe1 [ krındʒ ] verb intransitive 1. ) to move back slightly from something that is unpleasant or frightening 2. ) to feel embarrassed or ashamed about something cringe cringe 2 [ krındʒ ] noun count 1. ) a quick slight movement away from… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cringe — verb (I) 1 to move back or away from someone or something, especially because you are afraid or in pain: The dog cringed and whimpered when the tall man appeared. 2 to feel embarrassed by something that seems stupid: I cringe when I think what I… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • cringe — [13] Like crank, cringe appears to come ultimately from a prehistoric Germanic base *krank whose original meaning was ‘bend’ or ‘curl up’. This produced an Old English verb crincan ‘fall in battle, yield’ (the association of ‘curling up’ and… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • cringe — [13] Like crank, cringe appears to come ultimately from a prehistoric Germanic base *krank whose original meaning was ‘bend’ or ‘curl up’. This produced an Old English verb crincan ‘fall in battle, yield’ (the association of ‘curling up’ and… …   Word origins

  • cringe — /krɪndʒ / (say krinj) verb (i) (cringed, cringing) 1. to shrink, bend, or crouch, especially from fear or servility; cower. 2. to feel embarrassment or discomfort, as when confronted by inappropriate or distasteful social behaviour. 3. to fawn.… …  

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