cringeling
/ˈkrɪn(d)ʒlɪŋ/Now rare
adjective
Cringing; servile. rare.
noun
A cringing or servile person, a sycophant; a coward.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Urquhart (1611–1660), author and translator. From cringe + -ling. The use as adjective probably arose from the use as noun, and hence probably implies earlier currency of the noun.
- rest (lay) on one's oars
- restless
- restless cavy
- restless flycatcher
- restless legs
- restless legs syndrome
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest level
- rest mass
- resto
- restobar
- restock
- Reston
- rest one's case
- rest on one's laurels
- restorable
- restoral
- restoration
- Restoration comedy
- Restoration Day
- restoration ecology
- restorationism
- restorationist
- restorative