Cringing

//ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒɪŋ//

"Cringing" in a Sentence (3 examples)

An instant afterwards there appeared a little wizened fellow with a cringing manner and a shambling style of walking. He wore an open jacket, with a splotch of tar on the sleeve, a red-and-black check shirt, dungaree trousers, and heavy boots badly worn.

Why is she cringing before Sam? What's wrong with her?

the servile bowings and cringings of courtiers

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.