cringen

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German

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Etymology

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English cringe

Verb

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cringen (weak, third-person singular present cringt, past tense cringte, past participle gecringt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (youth slang) to cringe
    • 2023 January 30, Uli Hannemann, “WDR und Klamroths Beziehung: Hart unfair”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
      Wie kann man sich da als CDU, SPD oder Rundfunkrat ein derart windschiefes Argumentationshäuschen zusammenzimmern, bei dessen Anblick sich noch das dümmste der drei kleinen Schweinchen schier zu Tode cringen würde: []
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Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • cringen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *kringan, from Proto-Germanic *kringaną.

Verb

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cringen

  1. (intransitive) to turn oneself (in a direction)
  2. (intransitive) to turn away

Inflection

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Strong class 3
Infinitive cringen
3rd sg. past cranc
3rd pl. past crongen
Past participle gecrongen
Infinitive cringen
In genitive cringens
In dative cringene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular cringe cranc
2nd singular crincs, cringes croncs, cronges
3rd singular crinct, cringet cranc
1st plural cringen crongen
2nd plural crinct, cringet cronct, cronget
3rd plural cringen crongen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular cringe cronge
2nd singular crincs, cringes cronges
3rd singular cringe cronge
1st plural cringen crongen
2nd plural crinct, cringet cronget
3rd plural cringen crongen
Imperative Present
Singular crinc, cringe
Plural crinct, cringet
Present Past
Participle cringende gecrongen

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