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hangdog

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hang·dog  (hngdôg, -dg)
adj.
1. Shamefaced or guilty.
2. Downcast; intimidated.
n.
A sneaky or despicable person.
hangdog
Adjective
dejected, ashamed, or guilty in appearance or manner
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.hangdog - showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater
shamed, guilty, shamefaced
ashamed - feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse; "are you ashamed for having lied?"; "felt ashamed of my torn coat"
2.hangdog - frightened into submission or compliance
afraid - filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"
Translations
hangdog [ˈhæŋdɔg] adj (= guilty) [look, expression] → avergonzado
hangdog [ˈhæŋdɔg] adj [look, expression] → de chien battu
hangdog [ˈhæŋdɔg] adj → zerknirscht
hangdog [ˈhæŋdɔg] adj (= guilty) [look, expression] → da cane bastonato


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I'll beat this light about that hangdog face of yours (for hangdog it is, if it answers to your voice), and rouse the neighbourhood besides, if you detain me,' said the blind man.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
Your manners have been of that silent and sullen and hangdog kind, that, upon my life and soul, I have been ashamed of you, Sydney
A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context
Having paid for his entertainment with this agreeable compliment, he relapsed into a hangdog silence until there was no more India ale left, when he said, 'Well, Mrs.
Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context
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