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- [krinj]
- /krɪndʒ/
- /krɪndʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krinj]
- /krɪndʒ/
Definitions of cringed word
- verb without object cringed to shrink, bend, or crouch, especially in fear or servility; cower. 1
- verb without object cringed to fawn. 1
- noun cringed servile or fawning deference. 1
- noun cringed Simple past tense and past participle of cringe. 1
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Origin of cringed
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English crengen, crenchen (transitive); Old English *crencean, crencgean, causative of cringan, crincan to yield, fall (in battle)
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Parts of speech for Cringed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cringed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
cringed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cringed
verb cringed
- recoiled — to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
- winced — to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start; flinch.
- flinched — to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant.
- shrank — a simple past tense of shrink.
- cowered — to crouch, as in fear or shame.
noun cringed
- jumped — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
Antonyms for cringed
verb cringed
- faced — having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination): a sweet-faced child; the two-faced god.
- met — simple past tense and past participle of meet1 .
- stretched — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
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