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groveling

UK
/ˈɡrɒv.əl.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡrɑː.və.lɪŋ/

Translations

grovelingadjective
more groveling
Comp.
most groveling
Super.
UK
/ˈɡrɒv.əl.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡrɑː.vəl.ɪŋ/
His groveling apology was filled with insincere flattery and desperate pleas for forgiveness.
Ses excuses obséquieuses étaient pleines de flatteries hypocrites et de supplications désespérées pour obtenir le pardon.
Additional translations
servilePlus littéraire ou soutenu.
Synonyms
obsequious
servile
subservient
fawning
sycophantic
grovelingnoun
UK
/ˈɡrɒv.əl.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡrʌv.əl.ɪŋ/
Your constant groveling will not make the boss change her mind.
Ta servilité constante ne fera pas changer d'avis la patronne.
Additional translations
flagornerieSurtout quand l'idée de flatter servilement quelqu'un est centrale.
Synonyms
abasement
fawning
obsequiousness
sycophancy
servility
kowtowing
subservience
toadying
grovelverb

groveling

Gerund

groveled
Past Simple
groveled
Past Participle
groveling
Gerund
UK
/ˈɡrɒv.əl/
US
/ˈɡrɑː.vəl/
ramperÀ plat ventre, avec une idée d’abaissement.
The prisoner was forced to grovel before the king, begging for mercy.
Le prisonnier fut forcé de ramper devant le roi en implorant sa grâce.
s'humilierSe dit d’une attitude servile pour obtenir le pardon ou une faveur.
He had to grovel to his boss to keep his job after the mistake.
Il a dû s'humilier devant son patron pour garder son emploi après cette erreur.
Additional translations
se complaireSens figuré, souvent avec une idée de bassesse ou d’apitoiement sur soi.
Synonyms
flatter
yield
submit
humble oneself
fawn
cower
kowtow
cringe

Definitions

grovelingadjective
Behaving in an excessively humble or obsequious manner, often to gain favor or forgiveness.
His groveling apology was filled with insincere flattery and desperate pleas for forgiveness.
grovelingnoun
The act or state of behaving in a servile, abject, or excessively humble manner, especially to gain favor.
Your constant groveling will not make the boss change her mind.
grovelverb
To lie or crawl abjectly on the ground with one's face downward.
The prisoner was forced to grovel before the king, begging for mercy.
To act in an obsequious manner in order to obtain someone's forgiveness or favor.
He had to grovel to his boss to keep his job after the mistake.
To dwell on or indulge in something base, unpleasant, or unworthy.
After losing the match, he preferred to grovel in self-pity rather than try again.
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