Sentences

cringingly in a sentence

adv.

📚 Grade Level: Grade 11, Grade 12

Definition

CRINGINGLY: in a manner that causes discomfort or embarrassment due to awkwardness or poor quality.

Sample Sentences

  1. She laughed cringingly at his awkward attempt to tell a joke.
  2. The movie was filled with cringingly bad dialogue that made the audience squirm.
  3. As she watched the old video of her dancing, she couldn't help cringingly remembering how out of sync she had been.
  4. He delivered the cringingly rehearsed speech, and the audience exchanged uncomfortable glances.
  5. Her cringingly exaggerated enthusiasm for the party made everyone else feel self-conscious.