cringe

In intransitive terms the difference between cringe and quail

is that cringe is to shrink, tense or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment while quail is to slacken, give way (of courage, faith etc.).

As nouns the difference between cringe and quail

is that cringe is a posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling while quail is any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.

As verbs the difference between cringe and quail

is that cringe is to bow or crouch in servility while quail is to waste away; to fade, wither.

As a proper noun Quail is

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Cringe is a synonym of grovel.

As verbs the difference between cringe and grovel

is that cringe is (dated|intransitive) to bow or crouch in servility while grovel is to be prone on the ground.

As a noun cringe

is a posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.

In intransitive terms the difference between cringe and drink

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

As nouns the difference between cringe and drink

is that cringe is a posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling while drink is a beverage.

As verbs the difference between cringe and drink

is that cringe is to bow or crouch in servility while drink is to consume (a liquid) through the mouth.

As a noun cringe

is a posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.

As a verb cringe

is (dated|intransitive) to bow or crouch in servility.

As an adjective gaunt is

lean, angular and bony.

As an adjective cringy

is cringeworthy.

As a noun cringe is

a posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.

As a verb cringe is

to bow or crouch in servility.

As verbs the difference between cringed and cringe

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

As a noun cringe is

a posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.

As verbs the difference between cringe and bringe

is that cringe is to bow or crouch in servility while bringe is obsolete spelling of lang=en.

As a noun cringe

is a posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.

As nouns the difference between cringe and fringe

is that cringe is a posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling while fringe is a decorative border.

As verbs the difference between cringe and fringe

is that cringe is to bow or crouch in servility while fringe is to decorate with fringe.

As an adjective fringe is

outside the mainstream.

As nouns the difference between cringle and cringe

is that cringle is a short piece of rope, arranged as a grommet around a metal ring, used to attach tackle to a sail etc while cringe is a posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.

As a verb cringe is

to bow or crouch in servility.

As verbs the difference between cringe and scringe

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

As a noun cringe

is a posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.