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cringe
cringe
SEE DEFINITION OF
cringe
WORDS RELATED TO
CRINGE
shrunk
verb
recoil, shy away
blench
boggle
contract
cower
cringe
crouch
demur
draw back
flinch
hang back
huddle
quail
recede
refuse
retire
retreat
scruple
shudder
slink
wince
withdraw
stoop
verb
bow down
be bowed
be servile
bend
bow
cringe
crouch
descend
dip
duck
hunch
incline
kneel
lean
relax
sink
slant
squat
wince
verb
draw back
back off
blanch
blench
cower
cringe
dodge
duck
flinch
grimace
jib
make a face
quail
recoil
shrink
shy
start
swerve
turn
winced
verb
draw back
back off
blanch
blench
cower
cringe
dodge
duck
flinch
grimace
jib
make a face
quail
recoil
shrink
shy
start
swerve
turn
wincing
verb
draw back
back off
blanch
blench
cower
cringe
dodge
duck
flinch
grimace
jib
make a face
quail
recoil
shrink
shy
start
swerve
turn
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