cringe
verb/krɪndʒ/
Frequency rank: #7,296 most common English word
Meaning
to feel embarrassed or uncomfortable, often shrinking slightly from shame or awkwardness
Example sentence
He started to cringe when his mom showed his baby photos to all his friends.
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