grovel
verb [I] (TRY TO PLEASE) /ˈɡrɒv.əl/
/ˈɡrɑː.vəl/ (-ll- or US usually -l-)Definition
› to behave with too much respect towards someone to show them that you are very eager to please them: He sent a grovelling note of apology.Praising insincerely or too eagerly
(Definition of grovel verb (TRY TO PLEASE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bow and scrape idiom
- brown-nose verb
- crawler noun (TRYING TO PLEASE)
- creep noun (PERSON)
- cupboard love noun
- flattery noun
- flattery will get you nowhere idiom
- glad-handing noun
- idealize verb
- ingratiate verb
- left-handed compliment noun
- make up to sb phrasal verb
- massage sb's ego idiom
- obsequious adjective
- play up to sb phrasal verb
- schmooze verb
- suck up to sb phrasal verb
- sycophantic adjective
- toady noun
- unctuous adjective
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