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Meaning of "cringeling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CRINGELING

cringeling  [ˈkrɪndʒlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRINGELING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cringeling is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CRINGELING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cringeling in the English dictionary

The definition of cringeling in the dictionary is a person who cringes in a subservient manner, a fawner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRINGELING


bowling
ˈbəʊlɪŋ
cageling
ˈkeɪdʒlɪŋ
calling
ˈkɔːlɪŋ
ceiling
ˈsiːlɪŋ
changeling
ˈtʃeɪndʒlɪŋ
cooling
ˈkuːlɪŋ
cycling
ˈsaɪk əlɪŋ
dealing
ˈdiːlɪŋ
falling
ˈfɔːlɪŋ
feeling
ˈfiːlɪŋ
fledgeling
ˈflɛdʒlɪŋ
fledgling
ˈflɛdʒlɪŋ
handling
ˈhændlɪŋ
mailing
ˈmeɪlɪŋ
ridgling
ˈrɪdʒlɪŋ
rolling
ˈrəʊlɪŋ
selling
ˈsɛlɪŋ
sterling
ˈstɜːlɪŋ
telling
ˈtɛlɪŋ
willing
ˈwɪlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRINGELING

crinal
crinate
crine
cringe
cringe-making
cringer
cringeworthy
cringing
cringingly
cringle
crinicultural
crinigerous
crinite
crinkle
crinkle-cut
crinkled
crinkleroot
crinklies
crinkly
crinkum-crankum

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRINGELING

chemical peeling
Darjeeling
doweling
enameling
fellow feeling
filling
freewheeling
gut feeling
hard feeling
hireling
ill feeling
ill-feeling
kneeling
modeling
paralleling
peeling
quarreling
remodeling
sniveling
unfeeling
wheeling

Synonyms and antonyms of cringeling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cringeling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRINGELING

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The translations of cringeling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cringeling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

cringeling
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cringeling
570 millions of speakers

English

cringeling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cringeling
380 millions of speakers
ar

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cringeling
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

cringeling
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cringeling
270 millions of speakers

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cringeling
260 millions of speakers

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cringeling
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cringeling
190 millions of speakers

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cringeling
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

cringeling
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cringeling
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cringeling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cringeling
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cringeling
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुरळेपण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cringeling
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cringeling
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cringeling
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

cringeling
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cringeling
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cringeling
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cringeling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cringeling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cringeling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cringeling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRINGELING»

The term «cringeling» is used very little and occupies the 169.554 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRINGELING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cringeling

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRINGELING»

Discover the use of cringeling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cringeling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A memoir of the life and writings of the late William ...
... long shall wet, Whose name the kneeling patriot shall invoke, While on his sword he swears The oath to freedom dear. Their friendship must no common grave entomb, Their monument no tyrant's cringeling rear, But hers the Muse's hand.
J. W. Robberds, 1843
2
The Illustrated National Pronouncing Dictionary of the ...
i CREE? 88 4-_ CBOSLET s —_ sinCreep, (krép) v. 1'. [p'ret. crept, creeped] Cringeling, (krinj'ling) n. one who to move as a worm ; to move slowly. Creepingly , (krep'ing-le) ad. by creeping. [in burning. Crepitate, (krep'it-at) v. i. to crackle ...
‎1869
3
English-Arabic Dictionary [and Arabic-English Dictionary] ...
Criminal n. or a. ,_}U»- • ,_J.L Criminality n. JuJi . i_?Up- Criminate i\ ?. _>. . ^JU-i Crimination n. l.yi . iS^\ C- • . * Crimp v. t. or a. ^*J . ju^ Crimson n. or a. <£ y f □ y'j Cringe' v. i. J Jjj; Oinerer > Cringeling J Cri?.pie r- kJ"'i- .^i" or e. t. Crisis n.j.u-.
John Wortabet, Harvey Porter, 1913
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A Memoir of the Life and Writings of the Late William Taylor ...
Their friendship must no common grave entomb, Their monument no tyrant's cringeling rear, But hers the Muse's hand, Which dares with throning power Wrestle the strife of ages, proudly clasp Whom that oppresses, and engird their brows ...
Robert Southey, Sir Walter Scott, 1843
5
Chambers's etymological dictionary of the English language, ...
... to fawn ; to flatter :—pr.p. cringing ; fa.p. cringed'. [A.S. critican, cringan; connected with Crank, weak.] cringeling, krinj'ling, я,, one who cringes. Crlnlte, krfnït, adj., hairy; m bot., resembling a tuft of hair. [L. crinitus, provided with hair— crinis, ...
Chambers W. and R., ltd, Andrew Findlater, James Donald (F.R.G.S.), 1867
6
Walker's Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language: ...
To CRINGE, krinje, v. n. To bow, to pay court, CRINGER, krinje'-hr, } CRINGELING, krinje'-ling, 8' one who cringes, or bows and flutters with servility. CRTNIGEROUS, krl-n'ld'-jé-rfis, adj. 123. Hairy, overgrown with hair. CRINITE, krl' -nlte, adj.
John Walker, Francis R. Sowerby, 1862
7
The works of Francis Rabelais, M.D.
... C Twinkling C. Able C. Algoristical C Odoriserous C. Pranked C. Jocund C- Routing C. Purloyning C. Frolick C Wagging C. Ruffling C Jumbling C Rumbling C. Thumping G. Bumping C Cringeling C Berumpling C- i Jogging C Nobb.
François Rabelais, Mr. Ozell (John), Peter Anthony Motteux, 1737
8
Bushido, The Soul of Japan
Such an one was despised as nei-shin, a cringeling, who makes court by unscrupulous fawning or as chô-shin, a favorite who steals his master's affections by means of servile compliance; these two species of subjects corresponding exactly ...
Inazo Nitobe, 2012
9
Mirror, Sword and Jewel
A samurai who blindly fulfilled the will of his lord against the voice of his own conscience was called a neishin (cringeling, fawning parasite) or choshin ("a favourite who steals his master's affections by means of servile compliance"— Nitobe 7).
Kurt Singer, 2013
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50 Classic Philosophy Books
Such an one was despised as nei-shin, a cringeling, who makes court by unscrupulous fawning or as chôshin, a favorite who steals his master's affections by means of servile compliance; these two species of subjects corresponding exactly to ...
Golgotha Press, 2011

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