cringing

I couldn't help cringing at his terrible singing.

Her cringing attitude made it hard for her to stand up for herself.

He felt a cringing sensation as he walked into the creepy old house.

The cringing look on his face revealed his fear of confrontation.

She tried to hide her cringing reaction to the disgusting smell.

The cringing sound of nails on a chalkboard always makes me shiver.

He couldn't help cringing when he saw the embarrassing video of himself.

The cringing pain in his knee made it difficult for him to walk.

She felt a cringing sense of guilt for not speaking up when she should have.

The cringing awkwardness of the situation was palpable in the room.