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Meaning of cringingly | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. In a cringing manner; while cringing.
  2. So as to make one cringe.

Examples

“Instead, the campaign had run⟳ a couple of the most cringingly bad political commercials ever made, including one spot on the issue⟳ of abortion starring Wellstone's teenage daughter, Marcia.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

cripplingly crispedly crispily crisply criss-cross criss-cross applesauce

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