Wondering how to use Cringing in a sentence? Below are 14 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as groveling or wormlike.

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Cringing in a sentence

Cringing | Cringed | Cringes | Cringingly

Cringing meaning

present participle and gerund of cringe

Synonyms of Cringing

groveling grovelling wormlike wormy submissive

Example sentences (14)

This same woman was reporting on a murder on Anna Maria Island this weekend and I was cringing at how bad it was.

Utterly confused, Monica attempted to prove herself by massaging Chandler again, this time noticing him cringing in pain.

Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.

I smoothed down the front of my dark skirts, cringing a little at the flour splattered across my bodice.

Showing off the painful process in a clip, the wife of could be heard cringing and screaming.

Sometimes it looks like they’re cringing as if in pain, and there may be a reason for that.

It is a biography of cringing, compassion, and somebody’s-got-to-do-it resourcefulness, plus irritations, but with a breezy heft of fabrication.

Krige recalled the first day she had her makeup applied: "I saw everyone cringing.

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He’s admitted to cringing at his old behavior, but that’s not enough.

Fear of pain in a plausible situation brings flinching, or cringing.

Yet, the employee may have actually been cringing on the inside.

Something that makes me shiver (and not because I’m cringing).

Sir Robbie's venture comes amid growing tensions between No 10 and the BBC, with Downing Street saying the Corporation speaks only to a 'pro-Remain metropolitan bubble' and Boris Johnson accusing the BBC of 'cringing embarrassment about our history'.

The words “foie gras nachos” had me cringing slightly, but the base plate of nachos themselves were delicious topped as it was with cubes of fresh tomato and perfectly ripe avocado, along with plenty of cilantro and just the right slick of melted cheddar.

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Common combinations with cringing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • cringing at
  • of cringing

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cringing" in a sentence?
An example: "This same woman was reporting on a murder on Anna Maria Island this weekend and I was cringing at how bad it was." This page contains 14 example sentences with the word "cringing" from real English texts.
What does "cringing" mean?
Cringing means: present participle and gerund of cringe
What are synonyms of "cringing"?
Common synonyms of "cringing" include: groveling, grovelling, wormlike, wormy, submissive.
How many example sentences with "cringing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 14 example sentences with "cringing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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