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cringe
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Definition of cringe:

cringe (verb):
to recoil in distaste
to shrink or flinch in fear
draw back, as with fear or pain.

Synonyms for cringe:

hesitatecowerwinceblenchrecoilmovequailshrinkshyshudder
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