Syn: cringing, wormlike, wormy. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
groveling — index obsequious, servile Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Groveling — Grovel Grov el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groveled}or {Grovelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Groveling} or {Grovelling}.] [From OE. grovelinge, grufelinge, adv., on the face, prone, which was misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf. OE. gruf, groff, in the same sense;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
groveling — Synonyms and related words: abject, accumbent, apple polishing, ass kissing, backscratching, beggarly, bootlicking, brown nosing, couchant, couche, cowering, crawling, cringing, crouching, decumbent, draped, fawnery, fawning, flat, flattering,… … Moby Thesaurus
groveling — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. servile, cringing, fawning; see docile , humble 1 … English dictionary for students
groveling — grov·el·ing || grÊŒvlɪŋ ,grÉ‘v / grÉ’v adj. base, abject, contemptible grov·el || grÉ‘vl , grÊŒvl / grÉ’vl v. crawl; beg; be servile; prostrate oneself; humiliate oneself … English contemporary dictionary
groveling — adj 1. servile, slavish, obsequious, Obs. obsequent, subservient, menial, Obs., Rare. ver nile; submissive, docile, deferential, acquiescent, compliant, unassertive, Tomish, Uncle Tomish, tractable, mealy mouthed; kowtowing, bowing, bowing and… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
groveling — grov·el·ing … English syllables
groveling — UK [ˈɡrɒv(ə)lɪŋ] / US [ˈɡrɑv(ə)lɪŋ] grovel … English dictionary
groveling — adjective totally submissive • Syn: ↑cringing, ↑grovelling, ↑wormlike, ↑wormy • Similar to: ↑submissive … Useful english dictionary
grovelling — groveling grov el*ing, grovelling grov el*ling, a. Lying prone; low; debased; submissive in a self abasing manner. A groveling creature. Cowper. Syn: cringing, wormlike, wormy. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
