Analysis Complete

cringe

/ cringe /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
draw back, as with fear or pain
"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
Type of:
move
Kinds of:
shrink back retract
Derived:
wince flinch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
show submission or fear
Type of:
bend flex
Derived:
apple polisher bootlicker fawner groveller groveler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
26%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
16
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move shrink back retract bend flex