cringe away from

cringe away from someone or something

and cringe from someone or something

to pull back or away from someone or something, as from fear. The child cringed away from the teacher. Why did you cringe away from the dentist's chair? The cat cringed from the fire. The child cringed from the huge dog.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Elisheba	i-LISH-ə-bə (English), ee-LISH-ə-bə (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Perlie	PURL-ee	English (Rare)
Ernst	[ernst]
Nasser	-	Arabic
Kshitija	-	Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Aristides	ah-ree-STEE-dhes (Spanish), ə-reesh-TEE-dəsh (Portuguese), ə-reesh-CHEE-jəsh (Brazilian Portuguese)	Ancient Greek (Latinized), Spanish, Portuguese