[{"word":"cringing","phonetic":"/ˈkɹɪndʒɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈkɹɪndʒɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"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":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Act of one who cringes.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the servile bowings and cringings of courtiers"}],"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/cringing"]}]