Word: cringing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: cri
nging
Definition: Present participle of cringe; show submission or fear
Morphemes:
Affix: cringe
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Inducing awkwardness or embarrassment; cringemaking, cringeworthy, cringy.
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.