cringing
1. [ adjective ] shrinking or flinching in fear
Synonyms: cowering
Related terms: cowardly
2. [ adjective ] totally submissive
Synonyms: grovelling wormlike wormy groveling
Related terms: submissive
Similar spelling:   crying
  cringe
  crowing
  cringle
  Crangon
  Curington
  cronyism