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cringing


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  cringe 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  cringe 
 
  Sense  1 
  flinch,  squinch,  funk,  cringe,  shrink,  wince,  recoil,  quail 
  =>  shrink  back  retract 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  cringe 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  cringe 
 
  Sense  1 
  flinch,  squinch,  funk,  cringe,  shrink,  wince,  recoil,  quail 
  =>  shrink  back  retract 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  cringe 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  cringe 
 
  2  senses  of  cringe 
 
  Sense  1 
  flinch,  squinch,  funk,  cringe,  shrink,  wince,  recoil,  quail 
  =>  move 
 
  Sense  2 
  fawn,  crawl,  creep,  cringe,  cower,  grovel 
  =>  bend,  flex 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  cringe 
 
  cringe  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  cringe 
 
  Sense  1 
  flinch,  squinch,  funk,  cringe,  shrink,  wince,  recoil,  quail 
  =>  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  fawn,  crawl,  creep,  cringe,  cower,  grovel 
  =>  bend,  flex 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  cringe 
 
  The  verb  cringe  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  flinch,  squinch,  funk,  cringe,  shrink,  wince,  recoil,  quail  --  (draw  back  as  with  fear) 
  2.  (1)  fawn,  crawl,  creep,  cringe,  cower,  grovel  --  (show  submission  or  fear) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  cringing 
 
  The  adj  cringing  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  cowering,  cringing  --  (shrinking  or  flinching  in  fear) 
  2.  cringing,  groveling,  grovelling,  wormlike,  wormy  --  (totally  submissive) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  cringing 
 
  2  senses  of  cringing 
 
  Sense  1 
  cowering(postnominal),  cringing(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  cowardly)  ->  brave,  courageous,  fearless 
 
  Sense  2 
  cringing,  groveling,  grovelling,  wormlike,  wormy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  submissive)  ->  domineering 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  cringing 
 
  2  senses  of  cringing 
 
  Sense  1 
  cowering(postnominal),  cringing(postnominal) 
  =>  cowardly  (vs.  brave),  coward(postnominal),  fearful 
 
  Sense  2 
  cringing,  groveling,  grovelling,  wormlike,  wormy 
  =>  submissive  (vs.  domineering) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  cringing 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  cringing 
 
  cringing  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  cringing 
  cringing 
 
  Overview  of  verb  cringe 
 
  The  verb  cringe  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  flinch,  squinch,  funk,  cringe,  shrink,  wince,  recoil,  quail  --  (draw  back  as  with  fear) 
  2.  (1)  fawn,  crawl,  creep,  cringe,  cower,  grovel  --  (show  submission  or  fear) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  cringing 
 
  The  adj  cringing  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  cowering,  cringing  --  (shrinking  or  flinching  in  fear) 
  2.  cringing,  groveling,  grovelling,  wormlike,  wormy  --  (totally  submissive) 



cringing definition