The comical action and the submissive behavior are contrary to both characters.

Two forms of submissive behavior are recognized: passive and active.

He wondered if the two remaining hostages would truly secure the submissive behavior of the enemy.

This is because of its submissive behavior and long life expectancy.

But beneath his submissive behavior, he was wildly excited and he did not want her to realize what she had just told him.

Women were beginning to question the submissive behavior they had been taught.

She was displaying the leopard version of submissive behavior, and I hated it.

It was extreme submissive behavior, and I didn't know why.

We managed to pacify it by mimicking the submissive behavior of its species.

Males will show submissive behaviour when approaching females in heat, even if the male outweighs its partner.