cringing
[adjective]
Synonyms: fawning, bootlicking, cowering, groveling, kowtowing, parasitic, sycophant, sycophantic, toadying, truckling

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Related Idioms: bowing and scraping, eating dirt, eating humble pie, on one's hands and knees
Related Words: obeisant, prostrate

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