Another word for cringing

cringing Synonyms

cringing

modif.

servile, crouching, submissive; see cowardly 1, 3, obsequious.

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She felt his cold gaze and didn't face him, cringing instead.
The word is now generally used in the sense of a cringing flatterer of the great.
She floundered to a sitting position, then her feet, cringing as she struggled upright, the sting in her wounded knees bringing tears to her eyes.
Allen swallowed again, almost cringing as he licked his lips and turned desperate eyes on Lisa.
Cringing, she held out her hand.

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