grovelled

Meanings

• Verb

  To express deep apology or submission by speaking in a humiliating or servile manner

  - "After making a mistake, he had to grovelled before his boss to get his job back."
  - "The defeated politician was forced to grovelled to the victor for mercy."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with grovelled
mellowed , yellowed , drowelled , bellowed

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Variants

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grovel , groveled , groveler , grovelers , groveling , grovelingly , grovelled , grovelling , grovels

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to crawl', from Old English 'grawellan', related to 'gravel' and 'gravelly'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'grovelling' is often used in a negative context and is considered a sign of weakness or desperation.

2. The word 'grovelling' is related to the word 'gravel' and originally meant 'to crawl'.

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Related Concepts

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1. apology: Grovelling is a type of apology that involves expressing deep regret and submission in a humiliating or servile manner.

2. submission: Grovelling is a form of submission, where one person expresses their submission to another in a humiliating or servile manner.

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Culture

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Grovelling is often associated with submission and humiliation, and is often used in a negative context. It has been portrayed in literature and film as a sign of weakness or desperation.

How to Memorize "grovelled"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize someone speaking in a humiliating or servile manner to express deep apology or submission.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'grovelling' with the image of someone crawling or expressing deep apology in a humiliating or servile manner.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'grovelling' as 'grovel low' to help remember its meaning.

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