words associated with cringing
Synonyms of cringe
blench: : to draw back or turn aside from lack of courage : flinch
flinch: : to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince He flinched when he was presented with the car repair bill.
quail: : any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as
recoil: : to fall back under pressure
shrink: : to contract or curl up the body or part of it : huddle , cower
squinch: : to screw up (the eyes or face) : squint
wince: : to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
Words Related to cringe
blanch: : to take the color out of Age had blanched his hair. : such as
pale: : palisade , paling
whiten: : to make white or whiter snow whitened the hills
quake: : to shake or vibrate usually from shock or instability
quiver: : a case for carrying or holding arrows
shake: : to move irregularly to and fro
shudder: : to tremble convulsively : shiver , quiver
tremble: : to shake involuntarily (as with fear or cold) : shiver
crouch: : to lower the body stance especially by bending the legs The sprinter crouched and was ready to go.
jerk: : an annoyingly stupid or foolish person was acting like a jerk
start: : to move suddenly and violently : spring started angrily to his feet
twitch: : to move jerkily : quiver
recede: : to move back or away : withdraw a receding hairline
retire: : to withdraw from action or danger : retreat
retreat: : an act or process of withdrawing especially from what is difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable
withdraw: : to take back or away : remove pressure upon educational administrators to withdraw academic credit — J. W. Scott
falter: : to walk unsteadily : stumble the … stranger falters out of the thicket and drops to his knees — Dudley Fitts
hesitate: : to hold back in doubt or indecision She didn’t hesitate when they offered her the job.
reel: : a revolvable device on which something flexible is wound: such as
waver: : to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
Near Antonyms of cringe
advance: : to accelerate the growth or progress of advance a cause
approach: : to draw closer to : near approach a destination
near: : at, within, or to a short distance or time sunset was drawing near
beard: : the hair that grows on a man’s face often excluding the mustache
challenge: : to dispute especially as being unjust, invalid, or outmoded : impugn new data that challenges old assumptions
confront: : to face especially in challenge : oppose confront an enemy The mayor was confronted by a group of protesters.
defy: : to confront with assured power of resistance : disregard defy public opinion in trouble for defying a court order
face: : the front part of the head that in humans extends from the forehead to the chin and includes the mouth, nose, cheeks, and eyes
Synonyms of cringe
cower: : to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays They all cowered silently in their places, seeming to know in advance that some terrible thing was about to happen. — George Orwell
grovel: : to creep with the face to the ground : crawl
quail: : any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as
Words Related to cringe
flinch: : to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince He flinched when he was presented with the car repair bill.
recoil: : to fall back under pressure
shrink: : to contract or curl up the body or part of it : huddle , cower
squinch: : to screw up (the eyes or face) : squint
blanch: : to take the color out of Age had blanched his hair. : such as
blench: : to draw back or turn aside from lack of courage : flinch
whiten: : to make white or whiter snow whitened the hills
fawn: : to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner courtiers fawning on the king
kowtow: : to show obsequious deference : fawn kowtows to the boss
toady: : one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
the definiton of cringe
Search Results cringe krinj/ verb verb: cringe; 3rd person present: cringes; past tense: cringed; past participle: cringed; gerund or present participle: cringing 1.
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Cringe
cringe krinj/Submit verb 1. bend one’s head and body in fear or in a servile manner. “he cringed away from the blow” synonyms: cower, shrink, recoil, shy away, …
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