Truckling

adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Apt to truckle, often fawning, obsequious, ingratiating.
Noun
  1. 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. 2
    the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    Present participle and gerund of truckle. form-of, gerund, participle, present

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