truckling

English Thesaurus

1. the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	obedience, obeisance,
definition	:	the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person (noun.act)

derivation	:	bootlick, fawn, kotow, kowtow, suck up, toady, truckle,
definition	:	try to gain favor by cringing or flattering (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bootlick, fawn, kotow, kowtow, suck up, toady, truckle,
definition	:	try to gain favor by cringing or flattering (verb.communication)