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Cringing vs Kowtowing - What's the difference?

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Cringing is a related term of kowtowing.


As verbs the difference between cringing and kowtowing

is that cringing is while kowtowing is .

As nouns the difference between cringing and kowtowing

is that cringing is act of one who cringes while kowtowing is the act of one who kowtows; a submissive bow.

cringing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Act of one who cringes.
    • the servile bowings and cringings of courtiers

    kowtowing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who kowtows; a submissive bow.
  • * 1910 , Robert Ames Bennet, The Shogun's Daughter
    • Yoritomo met their smiles and kowtowings and noisy insuckings of breath with an austere dignity that I took pains to imitate.