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TRUCKLING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("truckling" is a kind of...):

obedience; obeisance (the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person)

Derivation:

truckle (try to gain favor by cringing or flattering)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb truckle

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