About The Word Hangdog
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Hangdog
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What's The Definition Of Hangdog?
[adj] frightened into submission or compliance
[adj] showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater Synonyms | Synonyms for Hangdog: afraid(p) | ashamed(p) | browbeaten | bullied | cowed | guilty | intimidated | shamed | shamefaced Related Terms | Find terms related to Hangdog: abashed | abject | ashamed | backscratching | beggarly | blushing | bootlicking | chagrined | chapfallen | cowering | crawling | crestfallen | cringing | crouching | crushed | embarrassed | fawning | flattering | footlicking | groveling | humbled | humiliated | ingratiating | mealymouthed | mortified | obeisant | obsequious | on bended knee | out of countenance | parasitic | prostrate | red-faced | shamed | shamefaced | shamefast | sniveling | sponging | sycophantic | timeserving | toadeating | toadying | toadyish | truckling See Also | Hangdog In Webster's Dictionary \Hang"dog`\, n.
A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird.
\Hang"dog`\, a. Low; sneaking; ashamed. The poor colonel went out of the room with a hangdog look. --Thackeray. |
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