Need another word that means the same as “cringing”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “cringing” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Cringing” are: groveling, grovelling, wormlike, wormy
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cringing” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| groveling | Totally submissive. |
| grovelling | Totally submissive. His grovelling references to great historians. |
| wormlike | Totally submissive. |
| wormy | (of a person) weak, abject, or repulsive. This room with its wormy beams and eaved ceiling is most attractive. |
| admit | Admit into a group or community. He was sentenced to prison after admitting 47 charges of burglary. |
| apology | A poor example. We owe you an apology. |
| boggle | Cause (a person or their mind) to be astonished. You never boggle at plain speaking. |
| compensation | The action or process of awarding compensation. He is seeking compensation for injuries suffered at work. |
| cower | Show submission or fear. Children cowered in terror as the shoot out erupted. |
| crawl | Swim by doing the crawl. The floor was dirty and crawling with bugs. |
| creep | Show submission or fear. I thought he was a nasty little creep. |
| crouch | A crouching stance or posture. Leo was crouched before the fire. |
| duck | A female duck. A tangy stew of duck lamb and sausage. |
| excuse | Excuse overlook or make allowances for be lenient with. You must excuse my brother. |
| flinch | An act of flinching. He had faced death without flinching. |
| gather | A part of a garment that is gathered. The harvest of wheat and barley had been gathered in. |
| grovel | Show submission or fear. They criticized leaders who grovelled to foreign patrons. |
| groveling | Totally submissive. |
| heartfelt | (of a feeling or its expression) deeply and strongly felt; sincere. Heartfelt condolences. |
| huddle | A close grouping of people or things. She huddled up close to him. |
| kneel | Be in or assume a position in which the body is supported by a knee or the knees, as when praying or showing submission. In church you have to kneel during parts of the service. |
| posture | Assume a posture as for artistic purposes. Trade unions adopted a more militant posture in wage negotiations. |
| purloin | Make off with belongings of others. He must have managed to purloin a copy of the key. |
| rebound | The act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot. They revealed a big rebound in profits for last year. |
| recoil | The action of recoiling. The rifle recoiled. |
| shrink | (of clothes or material) become smaller as a result of being immersed in water. I don t shrink from my responsibilities. |
| silently | Without speaking. He silently cursed himself for his actions. |
| sincere | Open and genuine; not deceitful. He was a good man decent and sincere. |
| sit | Cause someone to sit. When does the court of law sit. |
| sneak | Someone who prowls or sneaks about usually with unlawful intentions. Sneak a cigarette. |
| squat | In gymnastics an exercise involving a squatting movement or action. He can squat 850 pounds. |
| stealthily | In a stealthy manner. I woke up and stealthily crept downstairs. |
| stoop | Have the head and shoulders habitually bent forwards. Craig wouldn t stoop to thieving. |
| wince | Make a face indicating disgust or dislike. He winced at the disgust in her voice. |
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