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cringing definition
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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