verb🔗ShareTo shrink, cower, tense or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment."He cringed as the bird collided with the window."bodymindsensationemotionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo bow or crouch in servility."The employee cringed before the angry boss, hoping to avoid a reprimand. "attitudeactionhumanemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort."When he accidentally called his teacher "Mom," he cringed in embarrassment. "bodyactionsensationemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
