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cringe |
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cringe away from someone or something and cringe from someone or something to pull back or away from someone or something, as from fear. The child cringed away from the teacher. Why did you cringe away from the dentist's chair? The cat cringed from the fire. The child cringed from the huge dog. See also: away cringe before someone or something to cower or recoil in the presence of someone or something. Jeff cringed before the wrath of the policeman. See also: before How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The plot is convoluted, funny, fast--and names like Hogwash, Hermine Cringer, Lon Measley, Halfwit, Alpo Bumblebore, Muddle, Uncle Serious, Valumart, and Severe Snipe will soon become as familiar as the originals. Jasper: We came here on our first tour with Cringer and. Swarms of cringers, suckers, dough-faces, lice of politics"--to borrow Walt Whitman's timely invective--continue doing their worst. |
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