CRINGE

(verb) draw back, as with fear or pain
"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
synonyms : flinch , funk , quail , recoil , shrink , squinch , wince
He quailed at the thought of slaughtering the calf. -added by naila_inlas

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He flinched by the sight of the beast.
(verb) show submission or fear
synonyms : cower , crawl , creep , fawn , grovel
She was creeping in front of him to avoid the assault. -added by naila_inlas
He made a groveling apology to his girlfriend. -added by nithi

Mnemonics for cringe

(Tag: local) SYRINGE...the child CRINGEd at the sight of the doctor holding a syringe. Cringed with laughter
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(Tag: ) cri....very close to word CRY....so you CRY when you shrink in fear.
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(Tag: ) cringe: cri(criminal) + nge(age): criminal becomes age so he is in fear of young boys.
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(Tag: ) clothes ringe in atomatic machines so they shrink
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