- groveled
- grov·el || 'grɑvl ,'grʌvl /'grɒvl v. crawl; beg; be servile; prostrate oneself; humiliate oneself
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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groveled — UK [ˈɡrɒv(ə)ld] US [ˈɡrɑv(ə)ld] the American past tense and past participle of grovel Thesaurus: american irregular past tenses and past participleshyponym … Useful english dictionary
Groveled — Grovel Grov el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groveled}or {Grovelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Groveling} or {Grovelling}.] [From OE. grovelinge, grufelinge, adv., on the face, prone, which was misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf. OE. gruf, groff, in the same sense;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
groveled — UK [ˈɡrɒv(ə)ld] / US [ˈɡrɑv(ə)ld] grovel … English dictionary
licked his boots — groveled, said nice things to gain favor, complimented him … English contemporary dictionary
licked up to him — groveled, said nice things in order to gain favor, complimented him, flattered him … English contemporary dictionary
Grovel — Grov el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groveled}or {Grovelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Groveling} or {Grovelling}.] [From OE. grovelinge, grufelinge, adv., on the face, prone, which was misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf. OE. gruf, groff, in the same sense; of Scand … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Groveling — Grovel Grov el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groveled}or {Grovelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Groveling} or {Grovelling}.] [From OE. grovelinge, grufelinge, adv., on the face, prone, which was misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf. OE. gruf, groff, in the same sense;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grovelled — Grovel Grov el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groveled}or {Grovelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Groveling} or {Grovelling}.] [From OE. grovelinge, grufelinge, adv., on the face, prone, which was misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf. OE. gruf, groff, in the same sense;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grovelling — Grovel Grov el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groveled}or {Grovelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Groveling} or {Grovelling}.] [From OE. grovelinge, grufelinge, adv., on the face, prone, which was misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf. OE. gruf, groff, in the same sense;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lichas — In Greek mythology, Lichas was Hercules servant. He brought the poisoned shirt from Deianira to Hercules because of her jealousy of Iole, killing him. Ovid IX, 211.Ovid Metamorphoses IX 211So, in his frenzy, as he wandered there, he chanced upon… … Wikipedia
