English verb: cringe | |||
1. | cringe (motion) draw back, as with fear or pain | ||
Samples | She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf. | ||
Synonyms | flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | retract, shrink back | ||
2. | cringe (motion) show submission or fear | ||
Synonyms | cower, crawl, creep, fawn, grovel | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bend, flex | ||