Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - cringe
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Cringe
cringe
~ v 1 to move back or away from someone or something, especially because you are afraid or in pain (The dog cringed and whimpered when the tall man appeared.) 2 to feel embarrassed by something that seems stupid (I cringe when I think what I used to wear in the Sixties. | They sing this song that makes me cringe.) - cringe n
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1.
(cringes, cringing, cringed) If you cringe at something, you feel embarrassed or disgusted, and perhaps show this feeling in your expression or by making a slight movement. Molly had cringed when Ann started picking up the guitar... Chris had cringed at the thought of using her own family for publicity... I cringed in horror. = recoil VERB: V, V at n, V in n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
I. intransitive verb (~d; cringing) Etymology: Middle English crengen; akin to Old English cringan to yield, Middle High German krank weak Date: 13th century 1. to draw in or contract one's muscles involuntarily (as from cold or pain) 2. to shrink in fear or servility 3. to behave in an excessively humble or servile way 4. to recoil in distaste Americans ~d…at the use of a term now regarded as a slur — William Safire Synonyms: see fawn • ~r noun II. noun Date: 1597 a cringing act; specifically a servile bow ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
v. & n. --v.intr. 1 shrink back in fear or apprehension; cower. 2 (often foll. by to) behave obsequiously. --n. the act or an instance of cringing. Derivatives cringer n. Etymology: ME crenge, crenche, OE cringan, crincan: see CRANK(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. раболепство, низкопоклонство 2. раболепствовать, низкопоклонствовать; стоять в подобострастной позе 3. проявлять раболепный страх 4. съеживаться, сжиматься the dog cringed at sight of the whip —- при виде кнута собака съежилась 5. испытывать отвращение your foolish talk makes me cringe —- меня тошнит от твоих дурацких разговоров ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
5.
v. 1) раболепствовать (to/before) Why are you cringing before that man? He doesnt have any real power. 2) проявлять раболепный страх; съеживаться (от страха) Syn: see flinch ...Англо-русский словарь
6.
- from causative of O.E. cringan "give way, fall (in battle), become bent," from P.Gmc. *krank- "bend, curl up." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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