Word Meaning

cringe definition and meaning

v. t. To draw one's self together as in fear or servility; to bend or crouch with base humility; to wince; hence; to make court in a degrading manner; to fawn.
v. t. To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort.
n. Servile civility; fawning; a shrinking or bowing, as in fear or servility.

Crossword clues for cringe

- Cower
- Flinch
- Grovel
- Make oneself fearfully small
- Quail
- Recoil in fear
- Ring swallowed by church quail
- Shrink or flinch
- Wince