[{"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to shrink back, bend, or crouch, especially in fear, pain, or servility; cower :They cringed and bowed before the king.She cringed in a corner and started praying.They cringed and bowed before the king.", "to feel very embarrassed or awkward; react with discomfort:Some of us cringed at the speaker’s tactless comments.", "to seek favor by acting in a servile way; fawn :He has never cringed to anyone—in fact, he can sometimes be a bully."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["an act or instance of shrinking back, bending, or crouching:The gunshots elicited a cringe of terror.", "an instance of being very embarrassed, awkward, or uncomfortable:Some of his outfits are bizarre enough to induce a cringe or two.", "servile or fawning deference."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["Slang.causing embarrassment or resulting in awkward discomfort; cringeworthy; cringey:Her attempt to rap at the talent show was so very cringe."]}]