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grovelling

verb

Meaning

  1. To be prone on the ground.
  2. To crawl.
  3. To abase oneself before another person.
  4. To be slavishly nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something.
  5. To take pleasure in mundane activities.
  6. The act of one who grovels.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

cringing(English)submissive(English)wormlike(English)wormy(English)lowering(English)grubbing(English)grade grubbing(English)grubling(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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