Truckling
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Fawning; ingratiation.
"Despicable trickery at elections; under-handed tamperings with public officers; cowardly attacks upon opponents, with scurrilous newspapers for shields, and hired pens for daggers; shameful trucklings to mercenary knaves […]"
- 2 the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons) wordnet
Verb
- 1 Present participle and gerund of truckle. form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Apt to truckle, often fawning, obsequious, ingratiating.
Example
More examples"Despicable trickery at elections; under-handed tamperings with public officers; cowardly attacks upon opponents, with scurrilous newspapers for shields, and hired pens for daggers; shameful trucklings to mercenary knaves […]"