cringed
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- IPA /kɹɪndʒd/
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cringed verb
- To shrink, cower, tense or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment.“He cringed as the bird collided with the window.”
- To bow or crouch in servility.
- To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort.
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fearfulcowardlycowardgrovellinggrovelingsubmissivewormlikewormycoweringwincedgroanedlaughedsnickeredchuckledrecoiledgasped
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