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cringe vs cringy

Both 'cringe' and 'cringy' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Cringe' is a verb or noun used to describe an embarrassing or uncomfortable situation, while 'cringy' is an adjective used to describe something that causes feelings of embarrassment or discomfort.

Last updated: March 29, 2024 • 928 views

cringe

Correct. 'Cringe' is a verb or noun used to describe an embarrassing or uncomfortable situation.

Use 'cringe' when you want to describe an action or situation that causes embarrassment or discomfort.

Examples:

The movie scene made me cringe.
I cringed when he told that joke.

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Makes me cringe when I watch this now.
I could make you cringe whenever I wanted to!
All I could do was hold my breath, cringe and wait to get rapped by karma's baseball.
I mean, when we cuddle, wh-when he squeezes me here, it makes me cringe.
Still makes me cringe.
Let's get rid of this cultural cringe.
It was like seeing a servant cringe.
You want me cringe. Ga me eat.
But every time someone touched my belly, I would cringe.
But you don't cringe when I say his name.
She didn't even cringe when that homeless man licked her arm.
Let the downtrodden cringe from the lash of their masters.
I cringe at the thought of anyone viewing me as your protégé.
I just - I cringe when you talk.
Your friends, they didn't cringe, not one of them.
If it were human, an animal would cringe at its vices.
Still, the fear makes my stomach cringe.
I cringe to think what the place would have looked like if I'd been away for longer.
Much as I cringe at the publicity, I'm elated at the recovery.
I cringe to think of the things they said about me when I was gone.

Alternatives:

feel embarrassed
wince
shudder
flinch
squinch

cringy

Correct. 'Cringy' is an adjective used to describe something that causes feelings of embarrassment or discomfort.

Use 'cringy' to describe something that makes you feel embarrassed or uncomfortable.

Examples:

His jokes are so cringy.
The awkward silence was cringy.

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After he sent her that cringy singing Pirate-gram to her office.
And the worrying is making me clingy.
I promised I'd stop being so clingy.
I will have her reassigned before she gets too clingy.
Let's get rid of this cultural cringe.
It was like seeing a servant cringe.
Every time you say it my entire body cringes with embarrassment for you.
Since the accident, Bud has become more and more clingy.
You'd cringe like a dog.
She's clingy, like her mother.
You want me cringe. Ga me eat.
But every time someone touched my belly, I would cringe.
We tried, but she was way too clingy.
Sometimes I just thought he could be a little clingy.
But you don't cringe when I say his name.
You just... seem like the clingy kind.
He's been getting clingy, anyway.
In my culture, mothers are very clingy to their sons.
She didn't even cringe when that homeless man licked her arm.
I think I was too clingy or something.

Alternatives:

embarrassing
awkward
uncomfortable
cringe-worthy
painful

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