cringing

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cringe (kr

nj)

intr.v. cringed, cring·ing, cring·es

1. To shrink back, as in fear; cower.

2. To behave in a servile way; fawn.

An act or instance of cringing.

[Middle English crengen, to bend haughtily, probably ultimately from Old English cringan, to give way.]

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Adj.

cringing - totally submissive

groveling, grovelling, wormlike, wormy

submissive - inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people"

Translations

cringing [ˈkrɪndʒɪŋ] ADJ → servil, rastrero

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