How do you use Cringe in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like flinch or bend, plus the exact meaning.
Cringe in a sentence
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Cringe meaning
- To cower, flinch, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear.
- To experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear; (by extension) to feel very embarrassed.
- To bow or crouch in servility.
Synonyms of Cringe
Using Cringe
- The main meaning on this page is: To cower, flinch, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear. | To experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear; (by extension) to feel very embarrassed. | To bow or crouch in servility.
- Useful related words include: flinch, bend, grovel, cower.
- In the example corpus, cringe often appears in combinations such as: cringe at, you cringe, me cringe.
Context around Cringe
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cringe
- In this selection, "cringe" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, worthy, inducing and scattered stand out and add context to how "cringe" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include almost as cringe as the and another cringe worthy moment. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cringe" sits close to words such as ari, artefacts and assent, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cringe
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Be prepared to cringe. (4 words)
Are there moments that make you cringe? (7 words)
Holly will cringe and find it embarrassing”. (7 words)
By this sixth installment, the lore of the Nightmare On Elm Street movies had become impossible to navigate, the character of Freddy himself had descended into cringe-worthy self-parody and, most egregiously, even the A-list cameos didn’t make sense. (42 words)
As much as I cringe thinking about some of my choices in life, I really do feel that it shapes who you become and to change any part of those experiences would mean to change who I am right now. (40 words)
Aside from the heavy dose of cringe scattered throughout, The Family Stone also packs in some relatable laughs, questionable romance, hilarious blunders and one hell of a performance from the always-reliable Diane Keaton. (34 words)
Are there moments that make you cringe? (7 words)
Example sentences (20)
Ahmad is great at smartly directed and choreographed fight sequences, but elsewhere the dialogue can be cringe-inducing.
Although networking can feel forced and make you cringe, it’s a good way to see what options are out there.
Another cringe-worthy moment saw a couple giving sexpert Goedele a kiss – with the mouths they’d just used for intimate sex acts.
Are there moments that make you cringe?
As cringe-worthy as they may be, they actually do work.
Aside from the heavy dose of cringe scattered throughout, The Family Stone also packs in some relatable laughs, questionable romance, hilarious blunders and one hell of a performance from the always-reliable Diane Keaton.
As much as I cringe thinking about some of my choices in life, I really do feel that it shapes who you become and to change any part of those experiences would mean to change who I am right now.
As my two sat unanswered, I felt a wash of embarrassment, and anger, to later only cringe at the depth of my reaction.
Because that video is (cringe emoji),” one user wrote.
Be prepared to cringe.
Big Cascade said: "Almost as cringe as the meek acqiescnence of the BBC presenters ion allowing her to flannel her ridiculous conspiracy theories without any serious challenge.
By this sixth installment, the lore of the Nightmare On Elm Street movies had become impossible to navigate, the character of Freddy himself had descended into cringe-worthy self-parody and, most egregiously, even the A-list cameos didn’t make sense.
Cringe comedy creators often build time for dreaming up sketches into their schedules.
Even Idol worshippers will cringe at this logic.
Family Switch yields some laughs, some cringe, and a fair amount of heart, even if it doesn't tread new ground for this ridiculous, beloved premise.
Firstly, it is hard to argue against the statement that is indeed grotesque and cringe-worthy at many points.
From awkward first times, to terrible kisses and cringe-worthy dates, A-listers have had their fair share of love life disasters.
Holly will cringe and find it embarrassing”.
However, some investors might cringe at Advanced Micro Devices’ valuation multiple.
If that didn’t make you cringe, 50-year-old Hunter also cites his lack of health insurance as another reason why the alimony payments should continue.
Common combinations with cringe
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- cringe at 15×
- you cringe 10×
- me cringe 10×
- and cringe 6×
- cringe worthy 6×
- cringe when 6×
- of cringe 5×
- to cringe 5×
- cringe every 5×
- cringe comedy 4×