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.

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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.

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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

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