adj. Apt to truckle, often fawning, obsequious, ingratiating.
v. Present participle of truckle.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Apt to truckle; cringing; fawning; slavish; servile; also, characteristic of a truckler: as, a truckling expedient.
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n. the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons)
Word Usage
"Mr. Hastings singles out, as an example of such truckling, "Stanley McChrystal's Long War," an October 2009 profile by Mr. Filkins in the New York Times."