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variants:
or grovelling
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(Entry 1 of 2)
as in obsequious, fawning
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groveling
verb
variants:
or grovelling
present participle of grovel
Synonyms of groveling (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to draw back or crouch down in fearful submission
- the way in which the abused dog would grovel whenever its owner came near
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2
to move slowly with the body close to the ground
- because of their anatomy, bats can only grovel while moving along the ground
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“Groveling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groveling. Accessed 1 Aug. 2021.
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