cringe
21cringe — verb 1) she cringed as he bellowed in her ear Syn: cower, shrink, recoil, shy away, flinch, blench, draw back; shake, tremble, quiver, quail, quake 2) it makes me cringe when I think of it Syn …
22Cringe comedy — is a comedy genre that uses awkward and embarrassing situations to cause audiences to feel uneasy. This genre is particularly prominent in British comedy and has been popularised by comic acts such as Rowan Atkinson, Harry Enfield, Steve Coogan,… …
23cringe-making — cringeˈ making or cringeˈworthy adjective (informal) Acutely embarrassing, sickening, excruciating, of poor quality • • • Main Entry: ↑cringe …
24cringe-making — UK / US or cringeworthy UK [ˈkrɪndʒˌwɜː(r)ðɪ] / US [ˈkrɪndʒˌwɜrðɪ] adjective British informal something that is cringe making makes you feel embarrassed or ashamed …
25cringe-making — /ˈkrɪndʒ meɪkɪŋ/ (say krinj mayking) adjective causing one to cringe (def. 2): *describing the blow up kangaroos on bikes as cringe making , hideous and kitsch on wheels . –aap news, 1996. Also, cringe worthy. –cringe makingly, adverb …
26cringe (someone) — vb British to embarrass, discomfit or excruciate. A mainly middle class usage of the late 1980s. ► Would it cringe you too much if I used my [cell ]phone here? (Recorded, yuppie to companion in op era house bar, London, June 1988) …
27cringe — I. intransitive verb (cringed; cringing) Etymology: Middle English crengen; akin to Old English cringan to yield, Middle High German krank weak Date: 13th century 1. to draw in or contract one s muscles involuntarily (as from cold or pain) 2. to… …
28cringe — cringer, n. cringingly, adv. cringingness, n. /krinj/, v., cringed, cringing, n. v.i. 1. to shrink, bend, or crouch, esp. in fear or servility; cower. 2. to fawn. n. 3. servile or fawning deference. [1175 1225; ME crengen, crenchen (transit.); OE …
29cringe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. cower, stoop, flinch, wince, crouch, shrink; fawn, truckle, crawl, grovel; sneak. See recoil, fear, servility. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. flinch, quail, recoil; see wince . III (Roget s 3… …
30cringe — krɪndÊ’ v. flinch, shrink back, recoil (in surprise or fright); grovel …
