"cringing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/ Forms: cringings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cringing (plural cringings)
  1. Act of one who cringes.
    Sense id: en-cringing-en-noun-fLPP9X1K

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} cringing
  1. present participle and gerund of cringe Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: cringe
    Sense id: en-cringing-en-verb-0DgPRG8R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73

Inflected forms

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