cringe
verb (used without object)
to shrink back, bend, or crouch, especially in fear, pain, or servility; cower: They cringed and bowed before the king.
am cringing
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present progressiveof cringe (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I am cringing, literally, my entire body folding into itself.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
It's for your sake, dearest one, that I am cringing to luck in this way.
From The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories by Mary Hallock Foote
