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
&Aelig;Lred	-	Anglo-Saxon
Iakob	-	Georgian
Theobald	THEE-ə-bawld (English)	English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Florian	FLO-ree-ahn (German), FLAWR-yahn (Polish)	German, Polish, French
Dinko	-	Croatian
Tsukiko	tsoo-kee-ko	Japanese