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groveling

adjective more groveling · most groveling · grovelling

  1. Showing excessive, servile respect or submission, often to gain favor or forgiveness.
  2. Of an animal, having the belly or face towards or on the ground.

noun grovelings · grovelling

  1. The act or practice of one who grovels.

verb grovelling

  1. US, gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of grovel New ways I must attempt, my groveling name To raise aloft, and wing my flight to fame.

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@misc{groveling_2026,
  title = {groveling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/groveling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}