The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CRINGES , but the solution may also be RECOILS which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Shrinks in fear crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CRINGES | 40 % | 7 |
| COWERS | 40 % | 6 |
| RECOILS | 20 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shrinks in fear
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cowers
- coward
- frightened
- fear
- afraid
- fearfully
- eerie
- petrified
- fearful
- fearing
- scared
- dreadful
Crossword Answer definitions
CRINGES noun- A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.
- A servile obeisance.
- A crick.
- An embarrassing event or situation which causes an onlooker to cringe.
- Someone or something that is cringy.
- To shrink, cower, tense or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment.
- To bow or crouch in servility.
- To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort.
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 CRINGES
- Flinches
- Shrinks in fear
- Shrinks back
- Cowers before.
- Shrinks.
- Fawns
- Shows fear
- Exhibits fear, in a way
- Shrinks
- Shrinks in fright
More clues leading to the result COWERS
- Recoils in fear
- Shakes in one's boots
- Shrinks away
- Cringes
- Flinches
- Quails
- Hides in fear
- Hides (from)
- Shows fear
- Quakes in one's boots