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• v  draw back, as with fear or pain
• v  show submission or fear

• Here's another cringe worthy story of the day, with KT's fellow "journalist" Mark Halperin getting his Bush love going with Matthews.
• Roger Nelson's formal credentials are in the respectable field of experimental psychology, but the project he has been working on since 1998 would make plenty of scientists cringe.
• Maines, 31, Emily Robison, 33, and Martie Maguire, 36, didn't cringe and curtsy.

• flinch
• squinch
• funk
• shrink
• wince
• recoil
• quail
• fawn
• crawl
• creep
• cower
• grovel

News & Articles

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• Hilarious Prank Video Captures Awkward Photo Poses
  The few seconds before someone snaps your picture is the ultimate moment of vulnerability. So imagine the prolonged embarrassment when those moments are captured in a video rather than a photograph. Seattle band Go Periscope recorded videos of friends who thought they were just posing for photos. SEE ALSO: 20 Funniest YouTube Videos According to Reddit The resulting footage is cringe-inducing ...
  June 12, 2013 - Mashable
• The Cringe Release Finally Gonna Be On Your Own Video Recap
  The Cringe have released a new music video for the song 'Finally Gonna Be On Your Own'
  June 9, 2013 - antiMUSIC
• The Cringe Release Finally Gonna Be On Your Own Video
  The Cringe have released a new music video for the song 'Finally Gonna Be On Your Own'
  June 6, 2013 - antiMUSIC

Quotes

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• Kathleen Turner in Moviehole
  Oh, that stupid voice of his and the fake teeth! Honestly, I cringe to think about it, Turner says in "Send Yourself Roses". "He caused so many problems. He was arrested twice for drunk driving and, I think, once for stealing a dog....
• Kobe Bryant in Times Online
  It was like Chinese water torture. I would cringe every time [I heard those comments],Bryant said. "I was just like, it's a challenge I'm just going to have to accept because there's no way I'm going to argue it. You can say it until...
• Roger Ebert in International Herald Tribune
  This whole matter was embarrassing, because it drew attention to me and invited pity, which makes me cringe,said Ebert, former host of the syndicated show "At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper."