Cringed (7)
I believe the answer is:
cowered
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cringed</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('cower' can be a synonym of 'cringe')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for cowered that I've seen before include "Cringed" , "Showed fear" , "looked fearful" .)