cringingly From WikiWord, the free dictionary English Contents DefinitionsRelated wordsReferences DefinitionsadverbIn a cringing manner; while cringing.So as to make one cringe. Related wordsSynonymscringeworthilycringilycringe-makinglycoweringlywincinglysnivelinglycravenlycrouchinglyembarrassedlymortifiedlyhandwringinglysqueamishlycrummilycrabbedlycrumblinglyflushingly References Wiktionary — cringingly Wikipedia — cringingly