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One is to appear cringing as one overdepreciates one's own worth; another more serious consequence is to risk attracting the (negative) condescension rather than the (positive) patronage of the addressee.
Even his two colleagues, who, of course, he could not see behind him—the two who came in to support him—were cringing.
Not that fighting spirit, but a cringing spirit of asking for compromise!
This pathetic group of people, who priggishly tell us all what wicked men we are for facing the realities of life, are now cringing.
She was always hectoring and they were always cringing.
Are they horrified and frightened and cringing at the threat to their competition?
It must now be cringing with embarrassment as it recalls its bogus prospectives of 1979.
I do not find anything at all "modest"or"cringing" on the part of the local authorities.
She must be cringing with embarrassment at his remarks.
They are cringing before this company, are afraid of this company.
American traders need us as much as we need them, and there is neither need nor justification for this cringing policy of appeasement to her immediate power.
In other words, the poor, cringing soul who has been fired, the poor, terrified personnel director, the foreman who did the firing and everyone else involved must wait 13½ weeks.
It is too late for cringing apologies.
Shyness or cringing in the show ring is alone sufficient to disqualify a dog in that country.
I'm not cringing about it, but it's not my favorite piece.
