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cringed

VERB

flinch, recoil from danger

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cower kneel quiver tremble wince

STRONG

blench crawl crouch dodge duck grovel quail shrink shy start stoop

WEAK

draw back eat dirt

Antonyms

STRONG

face meet stretch

WEAK

come forward

Example Sentences

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As we showered afterward, I cringed when my hair came away in our hands.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

The lead lawyer for Google "visibly cringed" when the specific share of ad revenue sent to Apple was revealed, according to Bloomberg.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2023

Those values are the same reason Perkins cringed when the videotape surfaced of Boebert at the theater in Denver.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2023

As a nurse attending births in the 1980s, Sojobi said, she cringed when she observed patients being hustled to the operating room if they hadn’t given birth by a set time.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2023

I cringed, but instead of a terrible crash, there was just a dull splintering of wood.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss