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Base vs Cringe - What's the difference?

base | cringe |


As nouns the difference between base and cringe

is that base is something from which other things extend; a foundation while cringe is a posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.

As verbs the difference between base and cringe

is that base is to give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of while cringe is to bow or crouch in servility.

As an adjective base

is low in height; short.

As an acronym base

is alternative form of BASE|lang=en.

Trepidation vs Cringe - What's the difference?

trepidation | cringe |


As nouns the difference between trepidation and cringe

is that trepidation is a fearful state; a state of hesitation or concern while cringe is a posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.

As a verb cringe is

to bow or crouch in servility.

Fluster vs Cringe - What's the difference?

fluster | cringe |


As verbs the difference between fluster and cringe

is that fluster is while cringe is (dated|intransitive) to bow or crouch in servility.

As a noun cringe is

a posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.

Embarrass vs Cringe - What's the difference?

embarrass | cringe |


As verbs the difference between embarrass and cringe

is that embarrass is to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash while cringe is to bow or crouch in servility.

As a noun cringe is

a posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.

Cringe vs Embarrassed - What's the difference?

cringe | embarrassed |


As verbs the difference between cringe and embarrassed

is that cringe is to bow or crouch in servility while embarrassed is past tense of embarrass.

As a noun cringe

is a posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.

As an adjective embarrassed is

having a feeling of shameful discomfort.

Cringe vs Cling - What's the difference?

cringe | cling |


As nouns the difference between cringe and cling

is that cringe is a posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling while cling is fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.

As verbs the difference between cringe and cling

is that cringe is to bow or crouch in servility while cling is (hold tightly)To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.

Cringe vs Infringe - What's the difference?

cringe | infringe |


In intransitive terms the difference between cringe and infringe

is that cringe is to shrink, tense or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment while infringe is break in or encroach on something.

As verbs the difference between cringe and infringe

is that cringe is to bow or crouch in servility while infringe is break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc.

As a noun cringe

is a posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.

Cringe vs Pain - What's the difference?

cringe | pain |


In transitive obsolete terms the difference between cringe and pain

is that cringe is to contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort while pain is to inflict suffering upon as a penalty; to punish.

As nouns the difference between cringe and pain

is that cringe is a posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling while pain is an ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.

As verbs the difference between cringe and pain

is that cringe is to bow or crouch in servility while pain is to hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of intensity; to torment; to torture.

As a proper noun Pain is

an English surname, variant of Paine.

Cringe vs Cringe - What's the difference?

cringe | cringe |


In dialect terms the difference between cringe and cringe

is that cringe is a crick while cringe is a crick.

In intransitive lang=en terms the difference between cringe and cringe

is that cringe is to bow or crouch in servility while cringe is to bow or crouch in servility.

In intransitive terms the difference between cringe and cringe

is that cringe is to shrink, tense or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment while cringe is to shrink, tense or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment.

In transitive obsolete terms the difference between cringe and cringe

is that cringe is to contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort while cringe is to contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort.

You vs Cringe - What's the difference?

you | cringe |


As verbs the difference between you and cringe

is that you is to address (a person) using the pronoun you, rather than thou while cringe is to bow or crouch in servility.

As a pronoun you

is the people spoken, or written to, as an object.

As a determiner you

is the individual or group spoken or written to.

As a noun cringe is

a posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.

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