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grovel

Definitions

grovel rate
To keep with the face to the ground; crawl
grovel rate
(Verb) To abase oneself by crawling - either literally or figuratively. A sign of humiliating subjection.
Usage: At Canossa in the Middle Ages, in a blinding snowstorm, a Holy Roman Emperor stood outside the castle where the pope was. It was a deliberately humiliating recognition of the pope's authority - and, as often as not, is described as groveling.

grovel rate
(Verb) crawl in a humble manner
Usage: Try not to grovel when you ask the judge for a pardon


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