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noun 
  1. A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.
He glanced with a at the mess on his desk.
Translations: 
    verb (cringes, cringing, cringed) (intransitive)
    1. To shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment.
    He cringed as the bird collided with the window.
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      Etymology: Via Middle English from Old English ''cringan


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