cringe

• Verbo que describe el acto de encogerse o doblar el cuerpo por miedo, sumisión o vergüenza, o bien reaccionar con gran incomodidad o sentir vergüenza ajena por algo o alguien.

A verb used to describe the act of bending one's body in fear, servility, or embarrassment, or reacting with strong discomfort or secondhand embarrassment.

1. Shrink back in fearB2formal

   To bend or move away from something unpleasant, often due to fear or disgust.

   Encogerse de miedo

   • She cringed at the sight of the spider.
   • He cringed when the dentist picked up the drill.
   • The dog cringed in the corner during the thunderstorm.

   Sinónimosblenchcowerdraw backflinchquailrecoilshrinkwince

   Antónimosconfrontface

2. Feel embarrassedB1informal

   To feel a strong sense of embarrassment or awkwardness, often secondhand.

   Sentir vergüenza ajena

   • I cringed when he told that terrible joke at the party.
   • She cringed watching her old home videos.
   • Everyone cringed at his awkward attempt to flirt.

   Sinónimosblushrecoilshrinksquirmwince

   Antónimospreenrelishswagger