cringe

[US]/krɪndʒ/
[UK]/krɪndʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. تملق; انكمش
n. انكماش; تملق
Word Forms
Past Participlecringed
Past Tensecringed
Third Person Singularcringes
Present Participlecringing
Pluralcringes

Example Sentences

I cringed at the fellow's stupidity.

شعرت بالاشمئزاز من حماقة الرجل.

The dog cringed at the sight of the whip.

تراجع الكلب عندما رأى الجلدة.

he cringed away from the blow.

تراجع بعيدًا عن الضرب.

Natives will cringe and squirm with embarrassment at such brashness.

سوف يتألم السكان ويتلوون خجلًا من مثل هذا الوقاحة.

The dog cringed when it saw my stick.

تراجع الكلب عندما رأى عصاي.

he cringed before the icy whiplash of Curtis's tongue.

تراجع أمام اللسان الجليدي القاسي لـ كورتيس.

You'll cringe at the exhibitionist. You'll despair at the cryer. And you'll run for the hills from the groper.

سوف تتألم من المتفاخر. وستصاب باليأس من الباكي. وستركض بعيدًا عن المتحرش.

Real-world Examples

Even the term 'cringe' might someday be deemed 'cringe.'

حتى أن مصطلح "cringe" قد يُعتبر يومًا ما "cringe".‎

Source: 2022 Celebrity High School Graduation Speech

Her soul cringed but she raised her head.

تألمت روحها لكنها رفعت رأسها.

Source: Gone with the Wind

So, does moist make you cringe?

هل كلمة "moist" تجعلك تشعر بالاشمئزاز؟

Source: Perspective Encyclopedia of Technology

It made me cringe every time.

كان يجعلني أشعر بالاشمئزاز في كل مرة.

Source: Lean In

Charlie rubs his head and cringes.

تتبعثر تشارلي رأسه وينكمش.

Source: Flowers for Algernon

Oh yeah! The acting is the definition of cringe!

أوه نعم! التمثيل هو تجسيد cringe!

Source: BBC Authentic English

A seated woman cringes as she massages her finger joints.

يجلس امرأة وينكمش بينما تدلك مفاصل أصابعها.

Source: The story of origin

High-performing teams depend on collaboration and candour, not cringing and compliance.

تعتمد الفرق عالية الأداء على التعاون والصدق، وليس على الانكماش والامتثال.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

She cringed back. " I … I did not see you" .

تراجعت بخوف. "أنا... لم أرك".

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

Hiro and Tadashi cringed at the closed sign hanging in the window.

انكمش هيرو وتاداشي عند رؤية لافتة "مغلق" المعلقة في النافذة.

Source: Big Hero 6 (audiobook)

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