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cringe



Pronunciation: (krinj), [key]
—v., cringed, cring•ing,
—n.

—v.i.
1. to shrink, bend, or crouch, esp. in fear or servility; cower.
2. to fawn.

—n.
servile or fawning deference.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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