grovel

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Verb

grovel (grovels, present participle grovelling; past and past participle grovelled)

1. (intransitive) To be prone on the ground.
2. (intransitive) To crawl.
3. (intransitive) To abase oneself before another person.
4. (intransitive) To be slavishly nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something.
5. (intransitive) To take pleasure in mundane activities.

Translations

• Italian: giacere bocconi, giacere prono
• Russian: лежа́ть ниц

Translations

• German: kriechen
• Italian: strisciare
• Russian: ползать

Translations

• French: s'abaisser
• German: kriechen, katzbuckeln, auf dem Bauch rutschen
• Italian: abbassarsi, umiliarsi
• Russian: унижа́ться

Translations

• French: larbiner
• German: kriechen, schleimen
• Italian: ingraziarsi

Translations

• Italian: grufolarsi

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