You could see the boy cringe as he was about to get hit.
A simple sentence: Blood makes me cringe.
I cringe when I hear a squeaky hinge.
Mary and Dennis ran up the trail and stopped short when Dennis spotted the snake: the sight of it made them both cringe in fear.
The TikTok dance she performed at the party made everyone cringe with embarrassment.
Here are a few examples:- She wore a purple skirt and bright green top she made me cringe When I watched my mom and dad dance I could do nothing but cringe The film made me cringe, I'm not going to see a horror film on my own again.
To cringe is like to wince. A person almost physically pulls away, as if encountering something painful or upsetting. Americans cringe at the thought of a Communist Vietnam means we wince, we shudder, we dread and cringe at the mention of Communism, which is so different from our Democratic society. Most Americans despise Communism, because it abuses power against its citizens.
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The very thought of eating a lemon makes me want to cringe.
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Cringe: To shrink back, as in fear; cower. To behave in a servile way; fawn.
The word reduce is one possibility.
To shrink in fearTo draw in one's muscles involuntarilyTo recoil in distaste