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cringecringe /krɪndʒ/ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYcringeOrigin: 1200-1300 Perhaps from Old English cringan to give up VERB TABLEcringe |
| Present | I, you, we, they | cringe | | he, she, it | cringes | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | cringed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have cringed | | he, she, it | has cringed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had cringed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will cringe | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have cringed |
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| Present | I | am cringing | | he, she, it | is cringing | | you, we, they | are cringing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was cringing | | you, we, they | were cringing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been cringing | | he, she, it | has been cringing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been cringing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be cringing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been cringing |
► makes ... cringe It still makes me cringe when I remember it. ► cringed at the thought Paul cringed at the thought of having to sing in public. 1to feel embarrassed by something that seems silly or stupid, which you or someone else has done: It still makes me cringe when I remember it.cringe at Paul cringed at the thought of having to sing in public.2to move back or away from someone or something, especially because you are afraid or in pain SYN cower: She cringed in terror. The dog cringed at every new howl of the wind.—cringe noun [countable] |