Word: cringingly
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: cring
ing
ly
Definition: In a cringing manner; while cringing.
Morphemes:
Affix: cringe
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A gesture or posture of cringing (recoiling or shrinking).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: krinkaną
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: krinkana
Meaning: to fall; to turn; to yield
Affix: -janą
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -jana
Meaning: suffix forming causatives with the sense ‘to cause to do ’ from strong verbs
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.