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Noun: truckling
  1. The act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons)
Verb: truckle  trú-kul
  1. Yield to out of weakness
     
  2. Try to gain favour by cringing or flattering
    "He is always truckling to his boss"
    - fawn, toady, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up

Derived forms: trucklings

See also: truckler

Type of: blandish, flatter, obedience, obeisance, relent, soften, yield

Encyclopedia: Truckle

Nearest

truck garden
truck stop
truck traffic
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trucker
truckie
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trucking industry
trucking rig
truckle
truckle bed
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truculence
truculency
truculent
truculently
Trudeau
trudge