cringing

当他在会议上讲那个糟糕的笑话时，我感到非常尴尬。

I was ___cringing when he told that terrible joke during the meeting.

那个小男孩在老师严厉的目光下畏缩地躲在桌子后面。

The little boy was ___cringing behind the desk under the teacher's stern gaze.