The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word COWERED which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2016.
Cringed crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| COWERED | 67 % | 7 |
| WINCED | 17 % | 6 |
| FAWNED | 17 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cringed
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fearful
- cowardly
- coward
- grovelling
- groveling
- submissive
- wormlike
- wormy
- cowering
- winced
- groaned
- laughed
Crossword Answer definitions
COWERED verb- To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
- To crouch in general.
- To cause to cower; to frighten into submission.
- To cherish with care.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result COWERED
- Cringed
- Crouched in fear
- Shrank.
- Shrank away from
- Cringed like Elsie?
- Recoiled fearfully
- Shrank
- Crouched in terror
- Behaved like the lion in Oz
More clues leading to the result WINCED
- Recoiled in pain
- Drew back in pain
- Flinched
- Reacted to a bad joke, perhaps
- Evinced pain
- Reacted to a vaccination, perhaps
- Reacted to a sour note
- Cringed
- Reacted to a really bad pun
- Reacted to a bad joke, maybe