cringingly
adverb
cringingly is spelled C-R-I-N-G-I-N-G-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, cringingly means “In a cringing manner; while cringing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cringingly?
| Letters | 10: C-R-I-N-G-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cringingly?
Cringingly appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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).
Forms of cringingly
- more cringingly comparative
- most cringingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cringingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a cringing manner; while cringing.
- 2
So as to make one cringe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cringingly come from?
From cringing + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).