Cringe

"Cringe" in Russian

кринж

krinž

(secondhand embarrassment)

кукож

kukož

(secondhand embarrassment)

содрогание

sodroganije

(gesture or posture of cringing)

отпря́нуть

otprjánutʹ

(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear)

содрогну́ться

sodrognútʹsja

(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear)

съёживаться

sʺjóživatʹsja

(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear)

съёживаться

sʺjóživatʹsja

(to experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear)

съёжиться

sʺjóžitʹsja

(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear)

съёжиться

sʺjóžitʹsja

(to experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear)

ёжиться

jóžitʹsja

(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear)

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