cringe, v.
(cringed, cringes, cringing)
freq. cnt. 3
(cringed, cringes, cringing)
freq. cnt. 3
draw back, as with fear or pain
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
cringe flinch funk quail recoil shrink squinch wince
sample sentences
"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"verb frames
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derivationally related form
show submission or fear
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
cower crawl creep cringe fawn grovel
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Somebody ----s PPverb frames
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hypernym