Cringe
verb
To move away from something because it is unpleasant or frightening.
She cringed when the doctor gave her the injection.
Often appears as...
- cringe away
- cringe back
verb
To feel very embarrassed.
He cringed at the thought of his dance moves from the night before.
Often appears as...
- cringe at the thought
- cringe in embarrassment
noun
A sudden feeling of embarrassment or discomfort.
The bad acting in the movie made me feel a cringe.
Often appears as...
- feel a cringe
- cause a cringe
verb
To move away from something because it is unpleasant or frightening.
She cringed when the doctor gave her the injection.
Often appears as...
- cringe away
- cringe back
verb
To feel very embarrassed.
He cringed at the thought of his dance moves from the night before.
Often appears as...
- cringe at the thought
- cringe in embarrassment
noun
A sudden feeling of embarrassment or discomfort.
The bad acting in the movie made me feel a cringe.
Often appears as...
- feel a cringe
- cause a cringe
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Reaction
Cringing often involves a physical movement away from something unpleasant.
She cringed away from the muddy dog.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Distaste
Sometimes 'cringe' suggests a slight or subtle physical response to displeasure.
He cringed slightly at the sour taste.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Fear
'Cringe' isn't exclusively linked to fear but to any strong aversion.
She cringed at the idea of eating raw onions.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Reaction
Cringing often involves a physical movement away from something unpleasant.
She cringed away from the muddy dog.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Distaste
Sometimes 'cringe' suggests a slight or subtle physical response to displeasure.
He cringed slightly at the sour taste.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Fear
'Cringe' isn't exclusively linked to fear but to any strong aversion.
She cringed at the idea of eating raw onions.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Reaction
Cringing often involves a physical movement away from something unpleasant.
She cringed away from the muddy dog.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Distaste
Sometimes 'cringe' suggests a slight or subtle physical response to displeasure.
He cringed slightly at the sour taste.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Fear
'Cringe' isn't exclusively linked to fear but to any strong aversion.
She cringed at the idea of eating raw onions.
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Photographer Jimmy Chin:...
usages that they used it for they should have paid me like many thousands of dollars but at the time I didn't know and I was like if I take one photo a month I could do this forever you know and I was like okay this is awesome so I wish I you know I'm sure some photographers probably cringe and
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How to avoid catching...
And I held onto them for a year -- literally a year. And when I think back now, I can't help but cringe because of all the productivity lost and the amount of stress that I felt all because my boss and I caught each other's frustrations
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Your brain on video...
or fourth one okay I'll help you fourth one one more get those brains working come on that's our target shape third good this is hard right like the reason I asked you to do that is because you really fill your brain cringing right
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Your brain on video...
One more. Get those brains working. Come on. That's our target shape. Third. Good! This is hard, right? Like, the reason that I asked you to do that is because you really feel your brain cringing, right?
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See Elephants at Their...
yeah those drops it's not looking good for us now Jamal you're wondering if the rain would help predators hunt absolutely and and and this is why we always cringe is that every time I've
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The business benefits of...
And it represents a quarter of the total global assets managed in the world. I know that some of you may be cringing a little bit right now. Because in my decades of strategy consulting
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Insults by Shakespeare
Why do we cringe when we hear "Shakespeare?" If you ask me, it's usually because of his words. All those thines and thous and therefores
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Documenting what life is...
But after 10 seconds, I turned it off, cringing. I couldn't understand myself.
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TIL: How to Play...
make fun cringe I'm monogamous when a cup of crane is
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Suzanne Talhouk: Don't...
Let's get rid of this cultural cringe.
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Photographer Jimmy Chin:...
usages that they used it for they should have paid me like many thousands of dollars but at the time I didn't know and I was like if I take one photo a month I could do this forever you know and I was like okay this is awesome so I wish I you know I'm sure some photographers probably cringe and
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How to avoid catching...
And I held onto them for a year -- literally a year. And when I think back now, I can't help but cringe because of all the productivity lost and the amount of stress that I felt all because my boss and I caught each other's frustrations
Video examples
Your brain on video...
or fourth one okay I'll help you fourth one one more get those brains working come on that's our target shape third good this is hard right like the reason I asked you to do that is because you really fill your brain cringing right
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Your brain on video...
One more. Get those brains working. Come on. That's our target shape. Third. Good! This is hard, right? Like, the reason that I asked you to do that is because you really feel your brain cringing, right?
Video examples
See Elephants at Their...
yeah those drops it's not looking good for us now Jamal you're wondering if the rain would help predators hunt absolutely and and and this is why we always cringe is that every time I've
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The business benefits of...
And it represents a quarter of the total global assets managed in the world. I know that some of you may be cringing a little bit right now. Because in my decades of strategy consulting
Video examples
Insults by Shakespeare
Why do we cringe when we hear "Shakespeare?" If you ask me, it's usually because of his words. All those thines and thous and therefores
Video examples
Documenting what life is...
But after 10 seconds, I turned it off, cringing. I couldn't understand myself.
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TIL: How to Play...
make fun cringe I'm monogamous when a cup of crane is
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Suzanne Talhouk: Don't...
Let's get rid of this cultural cringe.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Mike D
American Musician
Obviously, there are moments that you look back at and cringe - things in the past involving violence or disrespect to women or disrespect to other people that are so far away from what I want to put out there now. But it's actually a privilege to be able to change and be making records that reflect that change.
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Jonathan Anderson
Irish Designer
I try to live my life free of regrets, but I do have one style regret that makes me laugh and cringe at the same time. Mum used to dress my brother and me in bright neon bike pants and big baggy t-shirts that were so long you could barely see our bike pants.
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Oona Chaplin
Spanish Actress
Watching yourself on screen is always a little weird, but I didn't cringe when I saw myself on 'The Hour.' It actually exceeded my expectations; every shot looks like a vintage postcard and even my most brutally honest friends have said they think it's good.
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Mark-Paul Gosselaar
American Actor
I have a hard time watching the shows now. It is like opening up a yearbook when you were in junior high. I think everybody looks back at their photos and cringe, and I get to experience it with everybody else in the world looking at mine.
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Taika Waititi
New Zealander Director
My favourite kind of comedy comes from the awkwardness of living, the stuff that makes you cringe but borders on tragic - that is more interesting to me. It resonates; it comes from emotional truth.
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Max Winkler
American Director
I've always been sort of influenced by my male relationships and that period of my life when you start to cringe and be like, 'I can't believe I wore this or that.
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Sharon Maguire
Welsh Director
Bridget Jones' is meant to be a funny night out, but with emotional truth. I wanted to make it a classic that you can pick up in 10 years and not cringe over.
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner
American Actor
I never wanted to look back on my career and be embarrassed about work that I chose to do. I never wanted to look at character I've done and cringe.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nigerian Writer
Successful fiction does not need to be validated by 'real life'; I cringe whenever a writer is asked how much of a novel is 'real'.
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Hugh Skinner
English Actor
I know I've said, 'Do you know what I mean?' an awful lot, and every time I've said it, I've cringed inside.
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Mike D
American Musician
Obviously, there are moments that you look back at and cringe - things in the past involving violence or disrespect to women or disrespect to other people that are so far away from what I want to put out there now. But it's actually a privilege to be able to change and be making records that reflect that change.
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Jonathan Anderson
Irish Designer
I try to live my life free of regrets, but I do have one style regret that makes me laugh and cringe at the same time. Mum used to dress my brother and me in bright neon bike pants and big baggy t-shirts that were so long you could barely see our bike pants.
Quote examples
Oona Chaplin
Spanish Actress
Watching yourself on screen is always a little weird, but I didn't cringe when I saw myself on 'The Hour.' It actually exceeded my expectations; every shot looks like a vintage postcard and even my most brutally honest friends have said they think it's good.
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Mark-Paul Gosselaar
American Actor
I have a hard time watching the shows now. It is like opening up a yearbook when you were in junior high. I think everybody looks back at their photos and cringe, and I get to experience it with everybody else in the world looking at mine.
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Taika Waititi
New Zealander Director
My favourite kind of comedy comes from the awkwardness of living, the stuff that makes you cringe but borders on tragic - that is more interesting to me. It resonates; it comes from emotional truth.
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Max Winkler
American Director
I've always been sort of influenced by my male relationships and that period of my life when you start to cringe and be like, 'I can't believe I wore this or that.
Quote examples
Sharon Maguire
Welsh Director
Bridget Jones' is meant to be a funny night out, but with emotional truth. I wanted to make it a classic that you can pick up in 10 years and not cringe over.
Quote examples
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
American Actor
I never wanted to look back on my career and be embarrassed about work that I chose to do. I never wanted to look at character I've done and cringe.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nigerian Writer
Successful fiction does not need to be validated by 'real life'; I cringe whenever a writer is asked how much of a novel is 'real'.
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Hugh Skinner
English Actor
I know I've said, 'Do you know what I mean?' an awful lot, and every time I've said it, I've cringed inside.
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