# cringing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/ · frequency rank #39,760

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of cringe

## Easily confused with
- **coining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coining-vs-cringing)
- **changing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/changing-vs-cringing)
- **clinging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clinging-vs-cringing)
- **cranking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cranking-vs-cringing)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ccringing`, `cirnging`, `crigning`, `cringging`, `cringign`, `cringingg`, `cringinng`, `cringnig`, `crinigng`, `crinnging`, `crniging`, `crringing`, `rcinging`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cringing