cringing Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb draw back, as with fear or pain
squinch; flinch; recoil; wince; quail; cringe; shrink; funk.
- she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
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verb show submission or fear
fawn; crawl; grovel; cower; cringe; creep.
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adjective satellite totally submissive
wormlike; grovelling; groveling; wormy.
