- grovel to someone
- grovel to someoneto kneel in deference to someone; to kowtow to someone. •
You don't have to grovel to me!
•I refuse to grovel to anyone.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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grovel — 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 … English dictionary
grovel — [[t]grɒ̱v(ə)l[/t]] grovels, grovelling, grovelled (in AM, use groveling, groveled) 1) VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone grovels, you think they are behaving too respectfully towards another person, for example because they are frightened … English dictionary
grovel — 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
grovel — 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… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
grovel — 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 … Thesaurus of popular words
grovel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. fawn, creep, cringe; wallow, humble (oneself). See servility, lowness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. crawl, cringe, fawn, fawn upon, beg, sneak, stoop, kneel, crouch before, truckle, kowtow, implore, toady … English dictionary for students
grovel — grov|el [ gravl ] (past tense and past participle grov|eled; present participle grov|el|ing) verb intransitive INFORMAL to show too much respect for someone or be too willing to obey someone, because you want to please them or you are afraid of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grovel — [ˈgrɒv(ə)l] (present participle grovelling; past tense past participle grovelled) verb [I] to show too much respect for someone, or to be too willing to obey someone … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
fawn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. cringe, grovel, toady, truckle, cower, ingratiate, curry favor. See servility, flattery. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. cringe, flatter, court, grovel, crouch, bow, stoop, kneel, creep, fall on one s… … English dictionary for students
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cringe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. cower, stoop, flinch, wince, crouch, shrink; fawn, truckle, crawl, grovel; sneak. See recoil, fear, servility. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. flinch, quail, recoil; see wince . III (Roget s 3… … English dictionary for students
