Grovel
11grovel — grov|el [ˈgrɔvəl US ˈgra: , ˈgrʌ ] v past tense and past participle grovelled present participle grovelling BrE past tense and past participle groveled present participle groveling AmE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: groveling lying face downward (16… …
12grovel — UK [ˈɡrɒv(ə)l] / US [ˈɡrɑv(ə)l] verb [intransitive] Word forms grovel : present tense I/you/we/they grovel he/she/it grovels present participle grovelling past tense grovelled past participle grovelled showing disapproval to show too much respect …
13grovel — [16] Old and Middle English had a suffix ling, used for making adverbs denoting direction or condition. Few survive, and of those that do, most have had their ling changed to the more logical sounding long (headlong and sidelong, for instance,… …
14grovel — verb grovelled, grovelling BrE groveled, groveling AmE (I) 1 to behave with too much respect towards someone, because you are asking them to help or forgive you: There s nothing worse than seeing a man grovel just to keep his job. 2 to lie or… …
15grovel — verb 1) George groveled at his feet, begging for mercy Syn: prostrate oneself, lie, kneel, cringe 2) she was not going to grovel to him Syn: be obsequious to, fawn on, kowtow to, bow and scrape to, toady to, truckle to …
16grovel — [“gravl] in. to fondle or pet. □ They spent the whole time in the backseat groveling. □ He always wants to go out and grovel …
17grovel — [16] Old and Middle English had a suffix ling, used for making adverbs denoting direction or condition. Few survive, and of those that do, most have had their ling changed to the more logical sounding long (headlong and sidelong, for instance,… …
18grovel\ sauce — You pour it on humble pie. I ll eat some humble pie, with some grovel sauce please …
19grovel\ sauce — You pour it on humble pie. I ll eat some humble pie, with some grovel sauce please …
20grovel — intransitive verb ( eled or elled; eling or elling) Etymology: back formation from groveling prone, from groveling, adverb, from Middle English, from gruf, adverb, on the face (from Old Norse ā grūfu) + ling Date: 1552 1. to creep with the face… …
