"cringe" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /krɪnd͡ʒ/ Audio: en-us-cringe.ogg [US] Forms: cringe [singular], cringes [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A cringe is an act of cringing.
    Sense id: simple-cringe-en-noun-F9~K6V1K

Verb

IPA: /krɪnd͡ʒ/ Audio: en-us-cringe.ogg [US] Forms: cringe [canonical], cringes [third-person, singular], cringed [past], cringed [past, participle], cringing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|cring|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person cringes, they bend their body in fear, disgust or embarrassment.
    Sense id: simple-cringe-en-verb-d2YfPMbZ
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