cringe

Day 34Level 2

krinj

cower

to move back or shy away, especially in fear or servility; cower

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

flinch, recoil

Example Sentence:

Rehab movies nearly always make me cringe, as if the audience needs to take medicine, as if hope needs to be force fed.

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