cringing

About 0.28 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of cringe
2. noun Act of one who cringes.

   the servile bowings and cringings of courtiers

3. adjective This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Similar words

fearful cowardly coward grovelling groveling submissive wormlike wormy cowering wincing

Often followed by

and to in at before as from servility with