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Translate cringing from English to German

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cringing:
- geschmacklos; flau; ohne Salz; untergeben; servil; untertänig; kriecherisch
- Kriecherei; Schmeichlerei

English

Detailed Translations for cringing from English to German

cringing:

cringing adj

cringing (saltless; cowardly; bland; craven; abject; faint; dim)
geschmacklos; flau; ohne Salz
- geschmacklos adj
- flau adj
- ohne Salz adj
cringing (fawning; obsequious; servile)
untergeben; servil; untertänig; kriecherisch
- untergeben adj
- servil adj
- untertänig adj
- kriecherisch adj

cringing [the ~] noun

the cringing (toadying)
Kriecherei; Schmeichlerei
- Kriecherei [das ~] noun
- Schmeichlerei [das ~] noun

Translation Matrix for cringing:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Kriecherei	cringing; toadying
Schmeichlerei	cringing; toadying
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	groveling; grovelling; wormlike; wormy
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	obsequiousness
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
flau	abject; bland; cowardly; craven; cringing; dim; faint; saltless	abstemious; blurred; clumsy; dawdling; delicate; dim; doltish; drab; dragging; drooping; dull; faint; flat; fragile; frail; gawky; grey; hazy; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; mat; misty; not very good; owlish; passive; poor; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; saltless; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; stiff; tardy; tasteless; tender; unclear; undefinable; uneasy; unhandy; unsavory; unsavoury; vague; vulnerable; wobbly; wonky; wooden
geschmacklos	abject; bland; cowardly; craven; cringing; dim; faint; saltless	bland; corny; dull; feeble; kitschy; silly; tasteless; unsavory; unsavoury; vapid; without style
kriecherisch	cringing; fawning; obsequious; servile
ohne Salz	abject; bland; cowardly; craven; cringing; dim; faint; saltless
servil	cringing; fawning; obsequious; servile
untergeben	cringing; fawning; obsequious; servile	inferior; minor; secondary; submissive; subordinate
untertänig	cringing; fawning; obsequious; servile	amenable; docile; humble; inferior; malleable; meek; minor; pliable; secondary; slavishly; submissive; subordinate

Synonyms for "cringing":

groveling; grovelling; wormlike; wormy; submissive

Related Definitions for "cringing":

totally submissive¹

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¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University