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Rarecringes
The correct spelling is cringes.
How to pronounce cringes
noun
IPA: /ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒɪz/
Say it like: Cri-nje-s
The correct spelling is cringes. A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling. For example: "He glanced with a cringe at the mess on his desk."
Usage Examples
“He glanced with a cringe at the mess on his desk.”
“There was so much cringe in that episode!”
“That video was full of cringe.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.
- 2.A servile obeisance.
- 3.A crick.
- 4.An embarrassing event or situation which causes an onlooker to cringe.
- 5.Someone or something that is cringy.
verb
- 1.To shrink, cower, tense or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment.
- 2.To bow or crouch in servility.
- 3.To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort.
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