You may be cringing at the thought of standing under the cold spray, but it's actually quite a pleasurable experience—especially once you've dried off.
abject or cringing submissiveness.
A lane of dead bones, of crooked, cringing figures buried in shrouds. Spines made of sardine bones.
First, the man whose big advantage over the too-slick Mr Romney was supposed to be the authenticity of his conservatism has somehow managed to let his rivals paint him as a cringing liberal.
Hsin-mei stared wide-eyed at the cringing Kao Suns-nien and with a "Humph" turned and departed.
Some people look forward to its opening, but I am not alone in cringing.
She's always cringing to the boss.
To exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does by wagging its tail, whining, or cringing.
When a nearby restaurant asked me to host an open mic, the three of us got together, with an initial repertoire consisting of whatever I could sing without cringing.
Their servile lives were spent in grovelling and cringing and toiling and running about like little dogs at the behest of their numerous masters.
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