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truckling
 
Noun truckling has 1 sense
  1. truckling - the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons)
    --1 is a kind of     obedience, obeisance
    Derived form: verb truckle2
Verb truckle has 2 senses
  1. truckle - yield to out of weakness
    --1 is one way to     yield, relent, soften
    Derived form: noun truckler1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something PP
  2. fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up - try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"
    --2 is one way to flatter, blandish
    Derived forms: noun truckler1, noun truckling1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s PP
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