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Discover LudwigThe phrase "actually cringe" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express a feeling of discomfort or embarrassment about something that is perceived as awkward or embarrassing, often in a casual or informal context.
Example: "I thought the movie would be funny, but it was actually cringe and hard to watch."
Alternatives: "truly awkward" or "genuinely embarrassing".
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Frank, it's to the point where I actually cringe when I see your name in my inbox.
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When my husband saw it, he actually cringed.
I'm actually cringing at the beat-down being administered to the Zips.
I must have actually cringed, thinking about my nose-stripes, because she immediately tried another tack.
(And I actually cringed when I admitted that, because I find myself suspicious of women who turn mealtimes into an act of faith).
Every time I said YES to something I didn't want to do, my stomach actually cringed.
Shanahan's explanation, offered to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette through a league spokesman, was that Carlson did not see Cooke coming, "actually cringes to avoid contact" and flared out his right arm once "he's past Cooke, in a 'get out of my way, I have to get up ice' kind of way".
I certainly came across some questionnaires that included absurdly myopic statements about "heathens". Some of them actually made me cringe.
Every comment Pele makes actually makes me cringe.
I have actually come to cringe every time I hear someone use the phrase in an authoritarian manner as a justification for the position they happen to be evangelizing.
(It's actually a sheep's eye). I cringe and look away because on some automatic level I imagine it happening to me.
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