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- adjective Inducing
cringing ;embarrassing .
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Examples
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Take a look at a comedy TV show of the 60s, full of racist or sexist jokes, and it is absolutely cringemaking.
Archive 2009-11-01 Brian Clegg 2009
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Take a look at a comedy TV show of the 60s, full of racist or sexist jokes, and it is absolutely cringemaking.
I'm quite in favour of PC, but... Brian Clegg 2009
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Davies, though clearly parroting out the Labour party line, was much stronger than Duncan, whose fits of giggles and simpering "harrumph" responses were quite cringemaking.
Alan Duncan Wins the Newsnight Battle with Quentin Davies 2007
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That's right - all public tweets dating back to March 2006 are to be included, which means that every cringemaking little burble of yours will be accessible for ever.
TG Daily Emma Woollacott 2010
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That's right - all public tweets dating back to March 2006 are to be included, which means that every cringemaking little burble of yours will be accessible for ever.
TG Daily Emma Woollacott 2010
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Some between Obama and McCain were quite cringemaking.
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