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cringing

/ˈkrɪndʒɪŋ/

cringingadjective

more cringing

Comp.

most cringing

Super.

/ˈkrɪn.dʒɪŋ/

Translations

раболепный

His cringing attitude towards the boss was obvious.

Его раболепное отношение к начальнику было очевидным.

подхалимский

She gave a cringing smile to the celebrity.

Она подарила подхалимскую улыбку знаменитости.

Definitions

Displaying a servile or obsequious manner, often out of fear or in order to gain favor.

His cringing attitude towards the boss was evident in every meeting.

Causing feelings of embarrassment or discomfort.

The cringing humor in the movie made the audience feel awkward.

Synonyms

cringingnoun

/ˈkrɪndʒɪŋ/

Gerund functioning as a noun (“the act of cringing”).

Definitions

The act or instance of shrinking back or behaving in a servile or embarrassed manner.

Their cringing before the powerful landlord was pitiful.

Synonyms

cringeverb

cringing

Gerund

cringed

Past Simple

cringed

Past Participle

cringing

Gerund

/krɪndʒ/

Translations

съеживаться

I cringe every time I hear that song.

Я съеживаюсь каждый раз, когда слышу эту песню.

смущаться

She cringed at the thought of her past mistakes.

Она смущалась при мысли о своих прошлых ошибках.

коробить

It makes me cringe to see such behavior.

Меня коробит видеть такое поведение.

Additional translations

пугаться

Definitions

To shrink back or recoil in fear or discomfort.

She cringed at the sound of thunder during the storm.

To feel embarrassed or awkward.

He cringed when he realized he had been talking to the wrong person.

Synonyms

cringenoun

Definitions

A feeling of acute embarrassment or awkwardness.

The movie was so full of clichés that it was a total cringe.

An act or instance of cringing.

His cringe at the awkward situation was visible to everyone.

cringeadjective

Definitions

Embarrassing, awkward, or causing one to feel acute embarrassment.

That outdated joke was absolutely cringe.