1. I know that when you see a shooting star, you cross your fingers on both hands, squinch up your nose and you make a wish.

2. Cringe - draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" flinch , funk , quail , recoil , wince , shrink , squinch move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

3. Cringe: 1 v draw back, as with fear or pain Synonyms: flinch , funk , quail , recoil , shrink , squinch , wince Types: retract , shrink back pull away from a source of disgust or fear Type of: move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion v show submission or fear Synonyms: cower , crawl , creep , fawn , grovel Type of: