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fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel
v. show submission or fear
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give way, yield
v. end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
kneel
v. rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service"
flatter, blandish
v. praise somewhat dishonestly
wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"
truckle
v. yield to out of weakness
clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter
v. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
crawl, creep
v. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
v. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
grimace, make a face, pull a face
v. contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"
shudder, shiver, throb, thrill
v. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
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grovel
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