Synonyms for Cringe (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (show submission or fear):
cower, crawl, creep, fawn, grovelWordNet sense 2 (draw back, as with fear or pain):
flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, wince, squinch, recoilFrom the ODE community, based on WordNetadd/edit