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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CRINGING

ppr. Shrinking; bowing servilely.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CRINGINGLY

CRINGINGLY Crin "ging *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a cringing manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cringingly

cring ing ly |ˈkrinjiNGlē ˈkrɪndʒɪŋli | ▶adverb in a servile or sycophantic way: he shrank cringingly to one side. • so as to make one feel embarrassed or disgusted: their early performances were cringingly awkward.

 

Oxford Dictionary

cringingly

cringingly |ˈkrɪndʒɪŋli | ▶adverb in a servile or sycophantic way: Carfax shrank cringingly to one side. • [ usu. as submodifier ] informal so as to make one feel embarrassed or disgusted: their early performances were cringingly awkward.