cringeverb [ I ]
uk/krɪndʒ/us/krɪndʒ/to suddenly move away from someone or something because you are frightened
informal to feel very embarrassed:
I cringed at the sight of my dad dancing.
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Making short, sudden movements
- aquiver
- convulse
- convulsion
- convulsive
- dance
- flick
- jig
- jiggle
- jolt
- judder
- leap
- palpitate
- pull away
- quiver
- shivery
- shrink
- tremulous
- whip
- worry at sth
- wriggle
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