grovel
Kelime Anlamı :
1. ayaklarına kapanmak.
2. sürünmek.
3. alçal/yere kapan.
4. dizlerine kapanmak.
5. tapmak.
6. yaltaklanmak.
7. kendini küçült.
8. yerde sürünmek.
9. kendini alçaltmak, yaltaklanmak.
10. groveler zelil kimse.
Tanımlar :
1.
to behave in a servile or demeaning manner; cringe.
2. to lie or creep in a prostrate position, as in subservience or humility.
3. to give oneself over to base pleasures: "have we not groveled here long enough, eating and drinking like mere brutes?” ( Walt Whitman).
2. to lie or creep in a prostrate position, as in subservience or humility.
3. to give oneself over to base pleasures: "have we not groveled here long enough, eating and drinking like mere brutes?” ( Walt Whitman).
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
to be prone on the ground.
2. to crawl
3. to abase oneself before another person.
4. to be nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something.
5. to take pleasure in mundane activities.
2. to crawl
3. to abase oneself before another person.
4. to be nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something.
5. to take pleasure in mundane activities.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
to creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth; to lie flat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl.
2. to tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean.
2. to tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
to creep or crawl on the earth, or with the face and body bent to the ground; lie prone, or move with the body prostrate on the earth; especially, to lie prostrate in abject humility, fear, etc.
2. hence to have a tendency toward or take pleasure in low or base things; be low, abject, or mean; be morally depraved.
2. hence to have a tendency toward or take pleasure in low or base things; be low, abject, or mean; be morally depraved.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1.
show submission or fear
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