Translations for „cringed“ in the English » German Dictionary

cringe [krɪnʤ] VB intr

1. cringe (cower):

cringe

sich acc ducken

she cringed away from the blow

sie duckte sich, um dem Schlag auszuweichen

to cringe back in terror

ängstlich zusammenzucken

2. cringe:

cringe (shiver)

schaudern

(feel uncomfortable) we all cringed with embarrassment

das war uns allen furchtbar peinlich

ˈcringe-mak·ing ADJ Brit inf

cringe-making

peinlich

cringe-making (ugly)

schauderhaft

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

(feel uncomfortable) we all cringed with embarrassment

das war uns allen furchtbar peinlich

she cringed away from the blow

sie duckte sich, um dem Schlag auszuweichen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

We cringed at the sight and were dumbfounded when, after several repetitions, his tongue had not even reddened.

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