93 entries under cringe topic. ×

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stoop(verb, yield, depression, submit, bend)
5
apple-polish(verb, yield, hide, submit, jolly)
5
blanch(verb, start, worry, avoid, fear)
5
bootlick(verb, hide, court, beg, tremble)
4
draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, hide)
4
kneel(verb, yield, depression, submit, bend)
3
abase(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
3
flatter(verb, yield, submit, jolly, bow)
3
shy(verb, worry, avoid, fear, fuss)
2
avoid(verb, start, worry, fear, fuss)
2
back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, retreat, recoil)
2
blandish(yield, submit, jolly, flatter, debase)
2
blink(verb, start, recoil, flinch)
2
bow and scrape(verb, expression, idiom, court, beg)
2
brownnose(verb, yield, hide, submit, jolly)
2
butter up(verb, expression, yield, submit, jolly)
2
cater to(expression, yield, submit, jolly, tempt)
2
court(verb, yield, submit, jolly, bow)
2
duck(verb, start, depression, shy, bend)
2
fall all over(verb, expression, idiom, yield, submit)
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