Syn: cringing, wormlike, wormy. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Grovelling — 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
grovelling — Synonyms and related words: abject, apple polishing, ass kissing, base, brown nosing, cowering, crawling, cringing, fawning, kowtowing, low, mean, obsequious, scraping, servile, slavish, sordid, submissive, subservient, sycophantish, toadying,… … Moby Thesaurus
grovelling — grov·el·ling || 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
grovelling — a. 1. Creeping, crouching, squat. 2. Low, mean, base, vile, abject, servile, slavish, cringing, fawning, beggarly, sneaking, earth born, undignified, unworthy, without elevation … New dictionary of synonyms
grovelling — See: grovel … English dictionary
grovelling — adjective totally submissive • Syn: ↑cringing, ↑groveling, ↑wormlike, ↑wormy • Similar to: ↑submissive … Useful 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 (grovels, grovelling, grovelled; US grovels, groveling, groveled) 1》 crouch or crawl abjectly on the ground. 2》 act obsequiously to obtain forgiveness or favour. Derivatives groveller noun grovelling … English new terms dictionary
grovel — v.intr. (grovelled, grovelling; US groveled, groveling) 1 behave obsequiously in seeking favour or forgiveness. 2 lie prone in abject humility. Derivatives: groveller n. grovelling adj. grovellingly adv. Etymology: back form. f. obs. grovelling… … Useful english dictionary
British Comedy Awards — Infobox award name = British Comedy Awards current awards = imagesize = 168px caption = British Comedy Awards 2006 Logo description = Most popular in Television presenter = ITV Network location = The London Studios country = UK year = website =… … Wikipedia
