cringe

  1. Noun.  A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.
  2. Noun.  (dialect) A crick.
  3. Verb.  (dated) To bow or crouch in servility.
  4. Verb.  To shrink, tense or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment.

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