Kotow (Verb)
Meaning
Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The politician spent more time kowtowing to special interest groups than listening to his constituents.
- He will probably spend the rest of the meeting kowtowing to the CEO, hoping to get a promotion.
- The team manager kowtowed to the star player's demands, leading to team resentment.
- The diplomat's excessive kowtowing to the host nation raised suspicions of a hidden agenda.
- The artist's decision to kowtow to the gallery owner's criticisms dampened her creative spark.