Past tense of cringe
regular verb
The past tense of cringe is cringed. The past participle is also cringed.
Forms of cringe
| Base form (V1) | cringe /ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | cringed /kɹɪnd͡ʒd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | cringed /kɹɪnd͡ʒd/ |
| Present participle | cringing /ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | cringes /ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒɪz/ |
Cringed in a sentence
- He cringed as the bird collided with the window.
- Across the nation, millions have cringed so hard at its audaciously sexist front page that they've strained their face muscles, or given themselves a migraine from slamming their heads repeatedly against the nearest wall.2017 March 28, Owen Jones, “The bigots are on the march – and with 'Legs-it' the Daily Mail bears the flag”, in Katharine Viner, editor...
- The whole crowd cringed as he got kicked in his crown jewels.From the entry crown jewels
- The whole crowd cringed as he got hit right in the family jewels.From the entry family jewels
- He cringed at being kicked in the crotch.From the entry crotch
Meaning of cringe
- verb To cower, flinch, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear.
- verb To experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear; (by extension) to feel very embarrassed.
- verb To bow or crouch in servility.
Questions about the past tense of cringe
- What is the past tense of cringe?
- The past tense of cringe is cringed.
- What is the past participle of cringe?
- The past participle of cringe is cringed.
- Is cringe a regular or irregular verb?
- Cringe is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cringe (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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