Read full poem →And I looked hard at him; and there we gazed
With a strained shame that made us cringe and wince:
Then, with a wordless clogged apology
Dictionary Entry
A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.
In a Sentence
“He glanced with a cringe at the mess on his desk.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. cringecringe cultural
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Poetry examples for “cringe”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →To the Town down the River,
Where the millions cringe and shiver,
Tell me what you know to-day;
Read full poem →They never importune his Grace;
Nor ever cringe to men in place;
Nor undertake a dirty job,
Read full poem →Fat with rage, and puffing.
"Kneel, mortal, and cringe
And grovel and do homage
Read full poem →Fat with rage, and puffing,
"Kneel, mortal, and cringe
"And grovel and do homage
Read full poem →Pale flakes with lingering stealth come feeling for our faces--
We cringe in holes, back on forgotten dreams, and stare, snow-dazed,
Deep into grassier ditches. So we drowse, sun-dozed,
Read full poem →No. Gold they seemed, but they were never such.
Horatio's servant once, with bow and cringe,
Swinging the parlour-door upon its hinge,