• To draw one's self together as in fear or servility; to bend orcrouch with base humility; to wince; hence; to make court in adegrading manner; to fawn.When they were come up to the place where the lions were, the boysthat went before were glad to cringe behind, for they were afraid ofthe lions. Bunyan.Sly hypocrite, . . . who more than thou Once fawned and cringed, andservilely adored Heaven's awful monarch Milton.Flatterers . . . are always bowing and cringing. Arbuthnot.


    Cringe meaning & definition 1 of Cringe.


  • Cringe comedy is a specific genre of comedy, where the intent is to make you uncomfortable rather than make you laugh.

    Cringe meaning & definition 2 of Cringe.


  • UK slang. An extremely awkward, uncomfortable situation caused by a person, group of people or environment, causing extreme embarrassment. The resultant effect on the surrounding non-cringe people is usually shame, chagrin or vexation or a combination of these.

    Cringe meaning & definition 3 of Cringe.


  • A word that was originally meant to describe embarrassingly stupid individuals

    Cringe meaning & definition 4 of Cringe.


  • The feeling when you've done something really embarassing.
    Or when someone else does something embarassing.

    Cringe meaning & definition 5 of Cringe.


  • That throw-up/drink-bleach feeling you get when you watch Jacob Sartorious's music video Sweatshirt

    Cringe meaning & definition 6 of Cringe.


  • Shit vids my school makes

    Cringe meaning & definition 7 of Cringe.


  • When someone acts/ or is so embarrassing or awkward , it makes you feel extemely ashamed and/or embarrassed.

    Cringe meaning & definition 8 of Cringe.


  • A form of feeling of when you see something and have the feeling just disgust

    Cringe meaning & definition 9 of Cringe.


  • Before the [internet troll]s changed the meaning of this word, cringe was a verb used to express embarrassment or disgust.

    Now, this word is mostly used to define something that you dislike or do not understand. Internet trolls use this word as an insult towards people in fandoms, with bad grammar, or both combined. Trolls also use this word to describe memes on some occasions.

    Cringe meaning & definition 10 of Cringe.


  • Jacob Sartorious

    Cringe meaning & definition 11 of Cringe.


  • Cringe meaning & definition 12 of Cringe.


  • Tik-Tok

    Cringe meaning & definition 13 of Cringe.


  • Bend one

    Cringe meaning & definition 14 of Cringe.


  • [The act] of subscribing to [Jake Paul].

    Cringe meaning & definition 15 of Cringe.

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