Synonyms of truckling

truckling

verb

present participle of truckle

as in fussing

to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior

the kind of guy who truckles to anyone who might present a lucrative opportunity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fussing
• fawning
• toadying
• kowtowing
• drooling
• bootlicking
• courting
• currying favor
• apple-polishing
• submitting
• deferring
• sucking (up)
• slavering
• ingratiating
• wooing
• worshiping
• grovelling
• kissing up to
• slobbering
• gushing
• cringing
• endearing
• worshipping
• cowering
• coaxing
• groveling
• flattering
• cajoling
• idolizing
• debasing
• abasing
• yielding
• adulating
• demeaning
• blandishing
• overpraising
• soft-soaping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scorning
• despising
• disdaining
• jeering
• scoffing
• challenging
• defying
• gibing
• jibing
• braving