Grovel — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

show submission or fear

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɹˈɑːvəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈɒvəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈɒvəl/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡɹˈɑːvəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fawn crawl cringe creep cower

Word Forms

fawner	noun	someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
crawler	noun	a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
coward	noun	a person who shows fear or timidity
groveler	noun	someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
groveller	noun	someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

ramper

montrer de la soumission ou de la peur

🇪🇸Spanish

arrastrarse

mostrar sumisión o miedo

🇮🇹Italian

umiliarsi

mostrare sottomissione o paura

🇳🇱Dutch

kruipen

toon onderwerping of angst

🇵🇹Portuguese

rastejar

mostrar submissão ou medo

🇷🇺Russian

пресмыкаться

показать подчинение или страх

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उताने पड़ जाना

समर्पण या डर दिखाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্রোভেল

জমা বা ভয় দেখান

🇮🇳Tamil

தோப்பு

சமர்ப்பணம் அல்லது பயத்தைக் காட்டு

🇮🇳Telugu

తోపు

సమర్పణ లేదా భయాన్ని చూపించు

🇮🇳Marathi

ग्रोव्हल

सबमिशन किंवा भीती दाखवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગ્રોવેલ

સબમિશન અથવા ડર બતાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೋಪು

ಸಲ್ಲಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಭಯವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തോട്

സമർപ്പണം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഭയം കാണിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਰੋਵਲ

ਅਧੀਨਗੀ ਜਾਂ ਡਰ ਦਿਖਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

نالی

تسلیم کرنا یا خوف ظاہر کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拜倒

表现出屈服或恐惧

🇯🇵Japanese

うろたえる

服従や恐怖を示す

🇰🇷Korean

기다

복종이나 두려움을 보여라

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lăn

thể hiện sự phục tùng hoặc sợ hãi

🇹🇭Thai

โกรเวล

แสดงความยอมจำนนหรือความกลัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

merendahkan diri

menunjukkan ketundukan atau ketakutan

🇲🇾Malay

grove

menunjukkan penyerahan atau ketakutan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تذلل

إظهار الخضوع أو الخوف

🇮🇷Persian

بیشه زار

نشان دادن تسلیم یا ترس

🇹🇷Turkish

yere kapanmak

teslimiyet veya korku göstermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְרַפֵּס

להראות כניעה או פחד

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What is the primary definition of the word 'grovel'?

The primary meaning of 'grovel' is 'show submission or fear'.

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Using 'grovel' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'grovel' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'grovel' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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