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Meaning of word cringe from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Draw back, as with fear or pain.

Example : She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf.

Synonyms : flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince

Meaning : Show submission or fear.

Synonyms : cower, crawl, creep, fawn, grovel