Word
groveling
/ˈɡrɔvəliŋ/
verb
奴颜婢膝；谄媚讨好
behave in a servile or obsequious manner, as if seeking favor
匍匐；趴伏
In use
The waiter kept groveling to the angry customer, hoping to avoid a complaint.
Groveling in front of the committee only made the situation worse.
She is groveling for forgiveness after forgetting her friend's birthday.
Verb forms
base grovel · third person grovels · -ing groveling · past groveled · past participle groveled
规则动词；美式拼写为 groveling/groveled，英式拼写为 grovelling/grovelled。
Connections
Word family
- grovelings
- plural
Learner notes
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