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grovel
[gruhv-uhl, grov-]
verb (used without object)
to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
Synonyms: , , , ,to lie or crawl with the face downward and the body prostrate, especially in abject humility, fear, etc.
to take pleasure in mean or base things.
grovel
/ ĖÉ”°łÉ±¹É±ō /
verb
to humble or abase oneself, as in making apologies or showing respect
to lie or crawl face downwards, as in fear or humility
(often foll by in) to indulge or take pleasure (in sensuality or vice)
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- groveler noun
- grovelingly adverb
- ungroveling adjective
- ungrovelling adjective
- Ė²µ°ł“Ē±¹±š±ō±ō¾±²Ō²µ±ō²ā adverb
- Ė²µ°ł“Ē±¹±š±ō±ō±š°ł noun
- Ė²µ°ł“Ē±¹±š±ō±ō¾±²Ō²µ noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of grovel1
Example Sentences
He, or more plausibly some eager-to-please groveling toady, actually wants school children to study the so-called evidence of that enormous history-shaping crime, which may involve the contents of Hunter Bidenās laptop.
More recently, The Washington Post pulled a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonistās work when it mocked media and tech titans groveling at the feet of President Donald Trump.
Absolutely, but Colin is eager to please and genuinely loves to grovel.
If they failed to adequately grovel and praise him, he punished their states by delaying the needed supplies and publicly derided them as incompetent.
Someone like Trump, whose narcissism feeds on a belief that people are bowing for him, is probably a far easier mark than most of the women who fell for Musk's phony groveling.
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