Word: cringes
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: crin
ges
Definition: Third-person singular of cringe; draw back, as with fear or pain
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: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs