cringing
/ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/noun, verb
cringing is spelled C-R-I-N-G-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cringing means “Act of one who cringes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cringing is cringings.
How many letters and syllables are in cringing?
| Letters | 8: C-R-I-N-G-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cringing?
Cringing appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cringing?
- /ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/
Cringing has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cringing
- cringings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cringing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Act of one who cringes.
the servile bowings and cringings of courtiers
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of cringe
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).