cringe
Synonym of cringeworthy or uncool, inducing awkwardness or secondhand embarrassmentSynonym of cringeworthy or uncool, inducing awkwardness or secondhand embarrassment.
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» I cringe just thinking about it.
Я съеживаюсь только от одной мысли об этом. — Kar1na
Мене коробить лише від однієї думки про це. — deniko
nickyeow · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(derogatory, slang)Synonym of cringeworthy or uncool, inducing awkwardness or secondhand embarrassment.
Brands trying to appeal to young people with memes is the most cringe thing ever.
Examples
43 sentencesI cringe just thinking about it.
Мене коробить лише від однієї думки про це. — deniko
ruЯ съеживаюсь только от одной мысли об этом. — Kar1na
I cringe every time I think about Tom.
ruЯ испытываю отвращение каждый раз, когда я думаю о Томе. — Kar1na
Tom cringed when he saw Mary walk into the room.
Tom cringed a little.
Tom cringed in pain.
ruТом съёжился от боли. — odexed
Origin
The verb is derived from Middle English crengen (“to bend in a haughty manner; to condesceThe verb is derived from Middle English crengen (“to bend in a haughty manner; to condescend”) [and other forms], from Old English *crenġan, *crenċġan, *crenċan (“to cause to fall or turn”) from Proto-Germanic *krangijaną (“to cause to fall; to cause to turn”), causative of Proto-Germanic *kringaną, *krinkaną (“to fall; to turn; to yield”) (> Old English crin(c)gan (“to yield; to cringe; to fall; to die, perish”)), from Proto-Indo-European *grenǵʰ- (“to turn”)). The causative suffix is from *-janą (suffix forming causatives with the sense ‘to cause to do (the action of the verb)’ from strong verbs). The English word is cognate with Danish krænge (“to turn inside out, evert”), Dutch krengen (“to careen, veer”) and Dutch kring (“circle”), Scots crenge, creenge, creinge, crienge (“to cringe; to shrug”), Swedish kränga (“to careen; to heel, lurch; to toss”), and West Frisian kringe (“to pinch; to poke; to push; to insist, urge”); and is a doublet of crinkle.
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Forms
more cringe, most cringe| Comparative | more cringe Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most cringe Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.