Cringing — synonyms, definition

1. cringing (a)

abject compliant deferential enslaved fawning grovelling mealy-mouthed menial obsequious pleasant respectful servile slavish spineless subject submissive subservient supple sycophantic toadying

2. cringing (Adjective)

groveling wormlike wormy

cringing (Adjective) — Totally submissive. ex. "If the dominant bird follows, the cringing bird slinks about"

3. cringing (Verb)

blenching cowering crawling creeping flinching funking quailing recoiling shrinking squinching wincing

cringing (Verb) — Draw back, as with fear or pain. ex. "she cringed when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

cringing (Verb) — Show submission or fear.

bending flexing moving retracting shrinking back