cringe vs crawl

cringe and crawl both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cringe	Yes	No	Yes	No
crawl	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cringe and crawl are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of cringe include cower, creep, fawn, grovel.

cringe (noun)	crawl (noun)
A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.	a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
some event or object that causes embarrassment and shame	a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
	a very slow movement

cringe (verb)	crawl (verb)
show submission or fear	move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
draw back, as with fear or pain	swim by doing the crawl
	show submission or fear
	be full of
	feel as if crawling with insects