cringe-making
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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He loved playing onstage with his mates, but he hated life on the road, hated leaving home, hated the cringe-making trappings of rock ’n’ roll — the parties, the press, the screaming girls.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
It was as hilarious as it was cringe-making.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 20, 2019
He shared a cringe-making memory which seemed to date from the "Cool Britannia" period when Labour politicians tried to cosy up to Britpop bands like Blur and Oasis.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2016
How cringe-making it must have been for Baltimore fans when their coach claimed, “It’s not something anybody’s ever done before.”
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2015
And his white guy in the ghetto odyssey was both cringe-making and pretty funny.
From Salon ● May 16, 2013
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