Definition of Cringe
Cringe
cringe
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(verb)
pull back, shrink, bend one's head and body in fear, or to experience of an inward shiver of disgust and embarrassment;
e.g. He cringed away from the baseball hitting him.
(noun)
the act of cringing;
e.g. For a long time, his PTSD from Vietnam would elicit a cringe of sorts when he heard helicopters overhead.
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