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Meanings of
hangdog
in English
Showing a sense of guilt.
guilty
shamed
shamefaced
Related terms
ashamed
Intimidated.
intimidated
bullied
cowed
browbeaten
Related terms
afraid
Synonyms
Examples for "
intimidated
"
intimidated
bullied
cowed
browbeaten
Examples for "
intimidated
"
1
If people get
intimidated
,
that role will be under risk, he said.
2
Demonstrators demanding jobs disrupted output, damaged property and
intimidated
employees, Lonmin said.
3
As I spoke, rage sparkled in my eyes; the magistrate was
intimidated
.
4
The carriers, then as now the spearhead of American power,
intimidated
Beijing.
5
But on recent trips, Anthony reports he has been threatened and
intimidated
.
1
Does the data really show that South African pupils are most
bullied
?
2
Twenty four say they've been
bullied
by the MP they work for.
3
Staff told inspectors they had been pressured or
bullied
to change data.
4
However, President Xi will not be
bullied
into making a bad deal.
5
Her manager and colleagues
bullied
her about the content of the letters.
1
The sight of those uniforms in the broad daylight had
cowed
him.
2
But Mariama refused to be
cowed
by the gravity of the situation.
3
Hain was impressed and
cowed
;
he hadn't seen anyone else doing that.
4
The gray horse quieted,
cowed
by the very terror and the hush.
5
The Jacobites had been
cowed
by the issue of the last rebellion.
1
Not yet
browbeaten
,
the warlike Mrs. Sherman appealed to the General Court.
2
Parker, a former gay rights activist, said she would not be
browbeaten
.
3
Rangers, earlier bullish, were now
browbeaten
with injustice overtaken by harsh realities.
4
He had learned that the students would not be
browbeaten
or bullied.
5
He was not easily
browbeaten
,
and was generally prepared to browbeat others.
Usage of
hangdog
in English
1
Single-pitch
hangdog
sessions where your partner works out moves and takes forever.
2
Hildie looked from the closing door to Elizabeth with her
hangdog
expression.
3
Her eyes were red from crying and she had a
hangdog
expression.
4
He caught sight of his reflection in the mirror,
hangdog
and sweaty.
5
Pellegrini's always sober press conferences and
hangdog
demeanour certainly calmed the place down.
6
I'll describe your
hangdog
look and shoeless state for her too.
7
Plato had a rather
hangdog
look, but it had not affected his appetite.
8
Pavel's
hangdog
look of pity was almost too much to take.
9
His characteristically
hangdog
persona exuded humility, tears and empathy -and something new.
10
Bentham sighed and aimed a
hangdog
look at Emma and me.
11
In steps a man with a
hangdog
,
guilty, but determined look.
12
The man had the nervous,
hangdog
air that people got working around hoppers.
13
With a sickening,
hangdog
look Joe mumbled something and rode after his master.
14
I didn't want to see the
hangdog
look on his face.
15
Strickland turns out to be a
hangdog
,
red-haired subordinate of Harry's from Malta.
16
Then he was standing in front of her,
hangdog
and shy.
Other examples for "hangdog"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
hangdog
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
hangdog look
hangdog expression
have a hangdog
hangdog air
little hangdog
More collocations
Hangdog
through the time
Hangdog
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common