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# cringan **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Old English **Slug:** cringan ## Words From This Root - cringing - behaving in an excessively servile or fearful way - cringe - to recoil or wince in embarrassment or fear
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cringing
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/ˈkrɪndʒɪŋ/
behaving in an excessively servile or fearful way
cringe
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/krɪndʒ/
to recoil or wince in embarrassment or fear
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