āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to cringe
01
āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to draw back involuntarily, often in response to fear, pain, embarrassment, or discomfort
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She could n't help but cringe when she saw the gruesome scene in the horror movie.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤
02
āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to exhibit a submissive or fearful reaction, often bending to authority or intimidation
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In the face of the intimidating boss, employees often cringed and complied with every demand.
āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤
Cringe
01
āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻāĻ°, āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ
content, actions, or behavior that causes secondhand embarrassment or discomfort
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The livestream was full of cringe.
āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
