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
Durante	doo-RAHN-te	Italian
Tonia	TAHN-yə	English
Widukind	-	Ancient Germanic
Karesinda	kah-re-SEEN-dah	Esperanto
Fannie	['fæni]
Mariska	mah-RIS-kah (Dutch)	Hungarian, Dutch