[{"word":"cringes","phonetic":"/ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒɪz/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒɪz/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He glanced with a cringe at the mess on his desk."},{"definition":"A servile obeisance.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A crick.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An embarrassing event or situation which causes an onlooker to cringe.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"There was so much cringe in that episode!"},{"definition":"Someone or something that is cringy.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"That video was full of cringe."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To shrink, cower, tense or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He cringed as the bird collided with the window."},{"definition":"To bow or crouch in servility.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cringe","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cringes"]}]