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cringing
cringe C0749100 (krĭnj)intr.v. cringed, cring·ing, cring·es 1. To shrink back, as in fear; cower.2. To behave in a servile way; fawn.n. An act or instance of cringing.
[Middle English crengen, to bend haughtily, probably ultimately from Old English cringan, to give way.]cringing (ˈkrɪndʒɪŋ) adjservile; obsequious ˈcringingly advThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | cringing - totally submissivegroveling, grovelling, wormlike, wormysubmissive - inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people" |
TranslationsIdiomsSeecringecringing
Related to cringing: bize, howk, reassurance, stankSynonyms for cringingadj totally submissiveSynonyms- groveling
- grovelling
- wormlike
- wormy
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