cringing
present participle ofcringe
cringe
verb[I]
uk/krɪndʒ/us/krɪndʒ/tosuddenlymoveaway from someone or something because you arefrightened
informal
tofeelveryembarrassed:
I cringedatthesightof mydaddancing.
Making short, sudden movements
- aquiver
- convulse
- convulsion
- convulsive
- cringe
- flick
- jerkiness
- jerky
- jig
- jiggle
- jiggly
- pull away
- quiver
- shrink
- shudder
- squirm
- tremulous
- whip
- worry atsomething
- wriggle
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cringing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
One is to appearcringingas one overdepreciates one's own worth; another more serious consequence is to risk attracting the (negative) condescension rather than the (positive) patronage of the addressee.
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Even his two colleagues, who, of course, he could not see behind him—the two who came in to support him—werecringing.
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Not that fighting spirit, but acringingspirit of asking for compromise!
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This pathetic group of people, who priggishly tell us all what wicked men we are for facing the realities of life, are nowcringing.
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She was always hectoring and they were alwayscringing.
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Are they horrified and frightened andcringingat the threat to their competition?
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It must now becringingwith embarrassment as it recalls its bogus prospectives of 1979.
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I do not find anything at all "modest"or"cringing" on the part of the local authorities.
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She must becringingwith embarrassment at his remarks.
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They arecringingbefore this company, are afraid of this company.
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American traders need us as much as we need them, and there is neither need nor justification for thiscringingpolicy of appeasement to her immediate power.
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In other words, the poor,cringingsoul who has been fired, the poor, terrified personnel director, the foreman who did the firing and everyone else involved must wait 13½ weeks.
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It is too late forcringingapologies.
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Shyness orcringingin the show ring is alone sufficient to disqualify a dog in that country.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I'm notcringingabout it, but it's not my favorite piece.
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