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Definition of Truckling
1. Noun. The act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons).
Definition of Truckling
1. Adjective. Apt to truckle, often fawning, obsequious, ingratiating. ¹
2. Verb. (present participle of truckle) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Truckling
1. truckle [v] - See also: truckle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Truckling
Literary usage of Truckling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Down South, Or, An Englishman's Experience at the Seat of the American War by Samuel Phillips Day (1862)
"... of Union Patriots—" The Almighty Dollar"—Skirmish near Lewinsville—Insubordination
in Camp — " Bar-room Braves" — Madame Tochman — A truckling Press. ..."
2. The Lives of the Right Hon. Francis North, Baron Guilford, Lord Keeper of by Roger North (1826)
"... to be followed (as they supposed) by either his majesty's truckling to the
parliament, or else using violence for money, would soon bring it under: and ..."
3. Observations on the Speech of the Hon. John Randolph, Representative for the by James Stephen (1806)
"... have not precluded the thought of thus truckling to the invaders of our maritime
rights, then indeed it is high time for every ..."
4. A Portion of the Journal Kept by Thomas Raikes, Esq., from 1831 to 1847 by Thomas Raikes (1856)
"motion to arraign Baron Smith (which in their mean, truckling spirit they
supported), they were left ..."
5. Niphon and Pe-che-li; or, Two years in Japan and northern China by Edward Barrington De Fonblanque (1862)
"... in the world they have more to gain by a manly and independent attitude than
by truckling to prejudices or submitting to insolent pretensions. ..."
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