cringe

Definitions of cringev.  t. - To draw one's self together as in fear or servility; to bend or crouch with base humility; to wince; hence; to make court in a degrading manner; to fawn. 
2v.  t. - To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort. 
2n. -  Servile civility; fawning; a shrinking or bowing, as in fear or servility. 
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