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  Cringe \Cringe\, v. t.
     To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle;
     to distort. [Obs.]
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           Till like a boy you see him cringe his face,
           And whine aloud for mercy.               --Shak.
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  Cringe \Cringe\, n.
     Servile civility; fawning; a shrinking or bowing, as in fear
     or servility. ``With cringe and shrug, and bow obsequious.''
     --Cowper.
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  Cringe \Cringe\ (kr[i^]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cringed
     (kr[i^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cringing.] [As. crincgan,
     cringan, crincan, to jield, fall; akin to E. crank.]
     To draw one's self together as in fear or servility; to bend
     or crouch with base humility; to wince; hence, to make court
     in a degrading manner; to fawn.
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           When they were come up to the place where the lions
           were, the boys that went before were glad to cringe
           behind, for they were afraid of the lions. --Bunyan.
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           Sly hypocrite, . . . who more than thou
           Once fawned and cringed, and servilely adored
           Heaven's awful monarch?                  --Milton.
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           Flatterers . . . are always bowing and cringing.
                                                    --Arbuthnot.
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  Cringe \Cringe\ (kr?nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crnged (kr?njd);
     p. pr. & vb. n. Cringing.] [As. crincgang, cringan,
     crincan, to jield, fall; akin to E. crank.]
     To draw one's self together as in fear or servility; to bend
     or crouch with base humility; to wince; hence; to make court
     in a degrading manner; to fawn.
  
           When they were come up to the place where the lions
           were, the boys that went before were glad to cringe
           behind, for they were afraid of the lions. --Bunyan.
  
           Sly hypocrite, . . . who more than thou Once fawned and
           cringed, and servilely adored Heaven's awful monarch?
                                                    --Milton.
  
           Flatterers . . . are always bowing and cringing.
                                                    --Arbuthnot.

  Cringe \Cringe\, v. t.
     To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle;
     to distort. [Obs.]
  
           Till like a boy you see him cringe his face, And whine
           aloud for mercy.                         --Shak.

  Cringe \Cringe\, n.
     Servile civility; fawning; a shrinking or bowing, as in fear
     or servility. ``With cringe and shrug, and bow obsequious.''
     --Cowper.

  cringe
       v 1: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they
            showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: flinch, squinch,
             funk, shrink, wince, recoil, quail]
       2: show submission or fear [syn: fawn, crawl, creep, cower,
           grovel]

  cringe
     Αγγλικά vb.
     μαζεύομαι, ζαρώνω από φόβο

  cringe
     German a.
     (lb de neologism chiefly youth slang) (l en cringe), cringeworthy
     Italian a.
     (lb it neologism slang) cringy
     Italian n.
     (lb it neologism slang) (l en cringe)
     Spanish a.
     (lb es neologism) cringy
     Spanish n.
     (lb es neologism) (l en cringe)

  cringe
     a.
     (lb en slang) induce#Verb awkwardness, embarrassment, or secondhand
  embarrassment; cringemaking, cringeworthy, cringy.
     alt.
     1 (lb en countable) A gesture#Noun or posture#Noun of cringe#Verb
  (recoil#Verb or shrink#Verb).
     2 (lb en countable figuratively) An act#Noun or disposition of
  servile obeisance.
     3 (lb en countable Britain dialectal) A (l en crick t=painful
  muscular cramp#Noun cramp or spasm#Noun spasm of some part#Noun part of
  the body).
     4 (lb en uncountable slang) awkwardness or embarrassment which
  cause#Verb an onlooker to cringe; cringeworthiness.
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A gesture#Noun or posture#Noun of cringe#Verb
  (recoil#Verb or shrink#Verb).
     2 (lb en countable figuratively) An act#Noun or disposition of
  servile obeisance.
     3 (lb en countable Britain dialectal) A (l en crick t=painful
  muscular cramp#Noun cramp or spasm#Noun spasm of some part#Noun part of
  the body).
     4 (lb en uncountable slang) awkwardness or embarrassment which
  cause#Verb an onlooker to cringe; cringeworthiness.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To cower, flinch#Verb, recoil#Verb, shrink, or
  tense, as in disgust#Noun, embarrassment, or fear#Noun.
     2 (lb en intransitive figuratively) To experience#Verb an inward
  feeling#Noun of disgust, embarrassment, or fear; (lb en by extension) to
  feel#Verb very embarrassed#Adjective.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To bow#Verb or crouch#Verb in servility.
     4 (lb en intransitive figuratively) To act#Verb in an obsequious or
  servile manner.
     5 (lb en transitive obsolete) To draw#Verb (a body part#Noun)
  close#Adjective to the body; also, to distort or wrinkle#Verb (the
  face#Noun, etc.).
     6 (lb en transitive obsolete) To bow or crouch to (someone) in
  servility; to escort#Verb (someone) in a cringing#Adjective manner.

  cringe
     German a.
     (lb de neologism chiefly youth slang) (l en cringe), cringeworthy
     Italian a.
     (lb it neologism slang) cringy
     Italian n.
     (lb it neologism slang) (l en cringe)
     Spanish a.
     (lb es neologism) cringy
     Spanish n.
     (lb es neologism) (l en cringe)

  Cringe
     German n.
     m (lb de youth slang) cringe, awkwardness

  cringe
     German a.
     (lb de neologism chiefly youth slang) (l en cringe), cringeworthy
     Italian a.
     (lb it neologism slang) cringy
     Italian n.
     (lb it neologism slang) (l en cringe)
     Spanish a.
     (lb es neologism) cringy
     Spanish n.
     (lb es neologism) (l en cringe)

  Cringe
     German n.
     m (lb de youth slang) cringe, awkwardness

  cringe
     Englanti n.
     1 kavahdus, säpsähdys; (alamainen) kumarrus, kyyristely, matelu
     2 (yhteys slangi k=en) puistatus (närkästyksestä, inhosta jms.);
  myötähäpeä, äkillinen kiusaantuneisuus tunne
     Englanti vb.
     1 kavahtaa; säpsähtää
     2 kyyristyä, madella (alamaisesti t. pelosta)
     3 tuntea puistatusta

  cringe
     Engelska vb.
     (tagg intransitivt språk=en) krypa ihop ''(av rädsla)''

  Cringe /kɹˈɪndʒ/
  تذلّل

  cringe //kɹɪnd͡ʒ// 
  1. раболепнича
  to act in an obsequious or servile manner
  2. свивам се
  to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear
  3. кринджвам
  to experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear

  cringe /kɹˈɪndʒ/ 
  zděsit

  cringe /kɹˈɪndʒ/ 
  buckeln [vor jdm.] , katzbuckeln, kriechen, vor jdm. zu Kreuze kriechen, vor jdm. auf dem Bauch kriechen  [übtr.]
           Note: sich unterwürfig verhalten
     Synonyms: fawn, bow and scrape, crawl, creep, toady, truckle, grovel, kowtow
  
   see: suck ass and kick ass
  
           Note: before sb.

  cringe /kɹˈɪndʒ/ 
  zusammenzucken, zusammenfahren, zurückschrecken, schaudern 
           Note: verängstigt oder peinlich berührt
        "cringe with shame for others"  - sich fremdschämen
        "The dog cringed at the noise."  - Der Hund zuckte bei dem Geräusch zusammen.
        "He cringed at the thought."  - Ihn schauderte bei dem Gedanken.
        "I cringe every time I see this misspelling."  - Mich reißt es jedes Mal, wenn ich diese falsche Schreibung sehe.
        "I always cringe when I hear that song."  - Wenn ich dieses Lied höre, zieht sich bei mir alles zusammen.
        "The mere thought of it makes me cringe."  - Wenn ich nur daran denke, überkommt mich ein Schaudern.
        "We all cringed with embarrassment."  - Das war uns allen furchtbar peinlich
   see: cringing, cringed, feel embarrassed for sb. else
  

  cringe //kɹɪnd͡ʒ// 
  säpsähdys, vavahdus
  gesture or posture of cringing

  cringe //kɹɪnd͡ʒ// 
  kavahtaa, säpsähtää
  to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear

  cringe /kɹˈɪndʒ/ 
  1. दुबकना, सिकुड़ना
        "The dog cringed at the sight of a stick. "

  cringe /kɹˈɪndʒ/ 
  1. साष्टांग~प्रणाम~करना
        "The accused cringed before the judge."

  cringe /kɹˈɪndʒ/
  dodvoravanje, ropska poslušnost, ulagivanje

  cringe /kɹˈɪndʒ/
  1. hajlongás
  2. szervilizmus

  cringe /kɹˈɪndʒ/
  1. korkuyla çömelmek, sinmek
  2. yaltaklanmak.

  cringe /krˈiŋɡɛ/ 
  cringe
  (slangowo) żenada, zażenowanie, wstyd

  
/ˈkɹɪndʒ/

  86 Moby Thesaurus words for "cringe":
     apple-polish, avoid, bend, bend the knee, bend the neck, bend to,
     blench, blink, bootlick, bow, bow and scrape, bow down, bow to,
     brown-nose, cower, crawl, creep, cringe to, croodle, crouch,
     crouch before, curtsy, defer, do homage, do obeisance, dodge,
     draw back, draw in, duck, eat dirt, evade, fade, fall back, fawn,
     flatter, flinch, funk, genuflect, get down, grovel, hang back,
     hunch, hunch down, jib, kneel, kneel to, knuckle to, kowtow,
     lick the dust, lickspittle, pull back, pull in, pull out, quail,
     quiver, recoil, reel back, retract, retreat, scrouch down,
     sheer off, shrink, shrink back, shy, sidestep, skulk, slaver,
     slink, sneak, squat, start aside, start back, stoop, swerve,
     toadeat, toady, tremble, truckle, truckle to, turn aside, wallow,
     weasel, weasel out, welter, wince, withdraw
  
  

  n. 畏缩,奉承;
  v. 畏缩,抖缩,阿谀;

     n. 畏缩,奉承
     vi. 畏缩,抖缩,阿谀