cringe before

cringe before someone or something

to cower or recoil in the presence of someone or something. Jeff cringed before the wrath of the policeman.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kayden	KAY-dən	English (Modern)
Nadezhda	nah-DYEZH-dah (Russian)	Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Ukrainian
Maolsheachlann	-	Irish
Sumner	['sʌmnə]
Elisabeth	[i'lizəbəθ]
Jasvinder	-	Indian (Sikh)