Grovel

  • 41Grovelled — 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;… …

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  • 42Grovelling — 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;… …

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  • 43lick the boots — grovel, say nice things in order to gain favor, compliment, flatter …

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  • 44groveller — grovel ► VERB (grovelled, grovelling; US groveled, groveling) 1) crouch or crawl abjectly on the ground. 2) act obsequiously to obtain forgiveness or favour. DERIVATIVES groveller noun. ORIGIN …

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  • 45ger-3 —     ger 3     English meaning: to turn, wind     Deutsche Übersetzung: “drehen, winden”     Material: A. O.Ind. guṇá ḥ (*gr̥ nó s) “ the single thread of a string, line, cord; stain “ (dvi , tri guṇa actually “ consisting of two, three threads …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • 46Tony Greig — Infobox Cricketer nationality = English country = England country abbrev = ENG name = Tony Greig nickname = Greigy picture = Cricket no pic.png batting style = Right handed batsman bowling style = Right arm medium fast Right arm off spin tests =… …

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  • 47fawn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. cringe, grovel, toady, truckle, cower, ingratiate, curry favor. See servility, flattery. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. cringe, flatter, court, grovel, crouch, bow, stoop, kneel, creep, fall on one s… …

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  • 48Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat — 1991 Revivals Logo Music Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics …

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  • 49crawl — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. creep, lag, drag; cringe, fawn, cower, grovel. See servility, slowness, lowness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To move like an insect] Syn. creep, worm along, wriggle, squirm, slither, move on hands and… …

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  • 50gerebh- —     gerebh     English meaning: to scratch, write     Deutsche Übersetzung: “ritzen” and Verwandtes     Material: 1. gerbh : Gk. γράφω “ scratch, carve, cut, mark by cutting or scratching, write “ (*gr̥bhō), γράμμα “alphabetic letter”, γραμμή… …

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