How Do You Spell CRINGING?

Pronunciation: [kɹˈɪnd͡ʒɪŋ] (IPA)

The word "cringing" is spelled with the letter combination "ng" following the short vowel sound "i." The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription for the word "cringing" is /ˈkrɪn.dʒɪŋ/. The "i" sound is pronounced as in "sit," followed by the blend of "ng" that makes a nasal sound. The spelling of "cringing" can be challenging for non-native speakers, but mastering the pronunciation of the individual sounds can help with spelling accuracy.

CRINGING Meaning and Definition

1. Cringing is an adjective used to describe a person's physical or emotional response of extreme discomfort, embarrassment, or revulsion due to a particular situation, action, or behavior. When someone is cringing, they may feel an intense urge to recoil, withdraw, or hide their face in response to something embarrassing, awkward, or unpleasant.

   Physically, cringing can manifest as a reflexive shrinking or flinching of the body, often accompanied by a facial expression of displeasure or discomfort such as squinting, wincing, or grimacing. Emotionally, cringing involves a strong feeling of embarrassment, shame, or disgust due to observing or experiencing something awkward, inappropriate, or offensive.

   The act of cringing is often associated with situations that evoke a sense of secondhand embarrassment, where an individual becomes deeply empathetic towards someone else's embarrassing or socially clumsy behavior. This reaction can occur from witnessing or being the target of actions such as awkward public speaking, inappropriate jokes, or embarrassing moments of vulnerability.

   The term "cringing" can also be used more broadly to describe a response to various forms of unpleasantness, such as a cringing sound or a cringing smell. Overall, cringing indicates a deeply uncomfortable state of being that is often involuntary and reflects an individual's reaction to discomforting or socially undesirable situations or stimuli.

2. Having the habit of one who cringes.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Top Common Misspellings for CRINGING *

• crieing 50%

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Other Common Misspellings for CRINGING

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Etymology of CRINGING

The word "cringing" is derived from the Old English verb "cringan", which meant "yield, fall down, or give way". This word evolved from the Middle English word "crengen", which had similar meanings. Over time, the meaning of "cringing" shifted to expressing a sense of fear or servility, often accompanied by cowering or shrinking back. The term is commonly used today to describe a physical or emotional reaction, characterized by embarrassment, discomfort, or revulsion.

Similar spelling words for CRINGING

• cringle,
• grinding,
• Wringing,
• cronyism,
• grinning,
• crowing,
• Coining,
• crying,
• cranking,
• Curington,
• Clinging,
• cringe,
• crowning,
• bringing,
• crangon,
• ringing.

Conjugate verb Cringing

CONDITIONAL

I would cringe

we would cringe

you would cringe

he/she/it would cringe

they would cringe

FUTURE

I will cringe

we will cringe

you will cringe

he/she/it will cringe

they will cringe

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have cringed

we will have cringed

you will have cringed

he/she/it will have cringed

they will have cringed

PAST

I cringed

we cringed

you cringed

he/she/it cringed

they cringed

PAST PERFECT

I had cringed

we had cringed

you had cringed

he/she/it had cringed

they had cringed

PRESENT

I cringe

we cringe

you cringe

he/she/it cringes

they cringe

PRESENT PERFECT

I have cringed

we have cringed

you have cringed

he/she/it has cringed

they have cringed

I am cringing

we are cringing

you are cringing

he/she/it is cringing

they are cringing

I was cringing

we were cringing

you were cringing

he/she/it was cringing

they were cringing

I will be cringing

we will be cringing

you will be cringing

he/she/it will be cringing

they will be cringing

I have been cringing

we have been cringing

you have been cringing

he/she/it has been cringing

they have been cringing

I had been cringing

we had been cringing

you had been cringing

he/she/it had been cringing

they had been cringing

I will have been cringing

we will have been cringing

you will have been cringing

he/she/it will have been cringing

they will have been cringing

I would have cringed

we would have cringed

you would have cringed

he/she/it would have cringed

they would have cringed

I would be cringing

we would be cringing

you would be cringing

he/she/it would be cringing

they would be cringing

I would have been cringing

we would have been cringing

you would have been cringing

he/she/it would have been cringing

they would have been cringing