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Grovel - What does it mean?

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grovel

English

Verb

  • To be prone on the ground.
  • To crawl
  • To abase oneself before another person.
  • To be nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something.
  • To take pleasure in mundane activities.

    • Usage notes

    * The spellings grovelling and grovelled are more common in the UK. Groveling and groveled are more common in the US.

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