Nouns

(n)cringesome event or object that causes embarrassment and shame
(n)cringeA posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.

Verbs

(v)flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quaildraw back, as with fear or pain“she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”
(v)fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovelshow submission or fear