plural of cringe

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cringe

simple past tense and past participle of cringe

(intransitive) To cower, flinch, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear.

(countable) A gesture or posture of cringing (recoiling or shrinking). / (countable, figuratively) An act or disposition of servile obeisance.

(slang) Inducing awkwardness or embarrassment; cringemaking, cringeworthy, cringy.

present participle of cringe

Act of one who cringes.

plural of cringing

Tending to make one cringe; embarrassing or frightening. / Tending to cringe.