59 entries under cringe topic. ×

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fawn(noun, verb, support, agree, yield)
15
toady(verb, support, yield, hide, submit)
13
truckle(verb, support, agree, yield, surrender)
12
grovel(verb, support, yield, surrender, charm)
9
apple-polish(verb, phrasal verb, support, yield, informal)
9
flatter(verb, draw, yield, charm, submit)
9
kneel(verb, get, yield, surrender, submit)
8
bootlick(verb, support, hide, flatter, recoil)
8
crawl(verb, yield, charm, submit, jolly)
7
cower(verb, yield, hide, submit, jolly)
6
prostrate(verb, surrender, submit, bow, court)
5
bow and scrape(verb, expression, idiom, court, beg)
5
brownnose(verb, phrasal verb, support, yield, informal)
5
court(verb, draw, yield, submit, jolly)
5
creep(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
5
stoop(verb, agree, yield, surrender, acknowledge)
4
brown-nose(verb, flatter, court, beg, creep)
4
butter up(verb, expression, draw, yield, submit)
3
blandish(verb, yield, charm, submit, jolly)
3
crouch(verb, yield, hide, submit, jolly)
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