0 to suddenly move away from someone or something because you are frightened
1 to feel embarrassed and ashamed about something:
When we have seen the adverts for those like-minded to the party in power, they have cringed more than any of us, that that has been the case.
We cringed at the sight and were dumbfounded when, after several repetitions, his tongue had not even reddened.
Shyness or cringing in the show ring is alone sufficient to disqualify a dog in that country.
She has a very dry sense of humour and cringes at any display of sentimentality.
I'm not cringing about it, but it's not my favorite piece.
He leaves, cringing and pleading for imaginary attackers to stop as he goes.
Witnesses routinely report that, when the switch is thrown, the condemned prisoner cringes, leaps, and fights the straps with amazing strength.
After pursuing him for some time, viewers cringed when the two slept together, but knowing a relationship would be impossible, the two resolved to move on.
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