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Bringing vs Cringing - What's the difference?

bringing | cringing |

As verbs the difference between bringing and cringing

is that bringing is present participle of lang=en while cringing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between bringing and cringing

is that bringing is the act by which something is brought while cringing is act of one who cringes.

bringing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is brought.
  • * 1984 , Michael J. Zimmerman, An essay on human action (page 93)
    • Now, it seems intuitively obvious that these indirect bringings about are genuine actions

    cringing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Act of one who cringes.
    • the servile bowings and cringings of courtiers