ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Cringeful

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Cringeful is an adjective meaning Tending to make one cringe; embarrassing or frightening.

Meaning

Tending to make one cringe; embarrassing or frightening.

More Meanings

  1. Tending to cringe.

Example Sentences

He is correctly ferocious, but like all bullies cringeful before the malevolent Katisha.
Viciously massaging conditioner through her dripping hair, Paula lets the footage play to the cringeful end.
As the audience is propelled towards a state of cringeful suspense, the script is littered with recriminations and wit.
Despite his angel sibling's cringeful reactions to his fashion and excessive cheerfulness, his glasses are a kind of symbol of his unique connection to humanity.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cringeworthy, cringetastic, cringy, cringesome, cringey, cringe-y.

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