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grovel

English

Etymology

From Old Norse á grufu (on one's belly) ( > Old Norse grúfa (to grovel)).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -?v?l

Verb

grovel (third-person singular simple present grovels, present participle (UK) grovelling or (US) groveling, simple past and past participle (UK) grovelled or (US) groveled)

  1. (intransitive) To be prone on the ground.
  2. (intransitive) To crawl.
  3. (intransitive) To abase oneself before another person.
  4. (intransitive) To be slavishly nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something.
  5. (intransitive) To take pleasure in mundane activities. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Translations

Anagrams

  • Glover, Vogler, glover

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groveler

English

Alternative forms

  • groveller

Etymology

grovel +? -er

Noun

groveler (plural grovelers)

  1. (American spelling) A person who grovels.

Translations

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