S sitifan Senior Member Joined Dec 30, 2006 Member Type English Teacher Native Language Chinese Home Country Taiwan Current Location Taiwan May 1, 2024 #1 Every time I hear uptalk I immediately cringe up. Source: What does the phrasal verb "cringe up" mean?
Every time I hear uptalk I immediately cringe up. Source: What does the phrasal verb "cringe up" mean?
dunchee Member Joined Oct 24, 2018 Location Massachusetts, MA Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Chinese Home Country Taiwan Current Location United States May 1, 2024 #2 Same as "cringe." "Up" in this case is a function word for additional emphasis.
probus Moderator Staff member Joined Jan 7, 2011 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Canada May 1, 2024 #3 Off topic: I cannot resist saying that I strongly disagree with most of what the lady in the video is saying about intonation in AmE. On point: I've never seen or heard "cringe up". At first I thought it might be very new slang, but urbandictionary.com hasn't heard of it either.
Off topic: I cannot resist saying that I strongly disagree with most of what the lady in the video is saying about intonation in AmE. On point: I've never seen or heard "cringe up". At first I thought it might be very new slang, but urbandictionary.com hasn't heard of it either.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK May 1, 2024 #4 I've never heard it either. I'd just use "cringe".