CRINGE
cringe
Noun
- A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.
- He glanced with a cringe at the mess on his desk.
- A crick.
Verb
- To bow or crouch in servility.
- To shrink, tense or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment.
- He cringed as the bird collided with the window.
- To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort.
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