Roleset cringe.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to shrink back, as in fear":

Roles:

Arg0:fearful entity

Examples:

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


intransitive (-)
When he later sided with striking hospital workers [*T*-1] , some allies [*ICH*-2] cringed a little more , concerned that Mr. Dinkins was setting the wrong tone for coming contract negotiations with city employees .
ArgM-TMP:	When he later sided with striking hospital workers [*T*-1]
Arg0:	[ some allies [*ICH*-2]] [ concerned that Mr. Dinkins was setting the wrong tone for coming contract negotiations with city employees]
REL:	cringed
ArgM-EXT:	a little more