Grovel synonyms
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To move with difficulty in a clumsy or rolling manner; flounder:
Any of numerous aquatic, chiefly marine invertebrate animals of the phylum Porifera. Sponges characteristically have a porous skeleton, usually containing an intricate system of canals, that is composed of fibrous material or siliceous or calcareous spicules. Water passing through the pores brings food to the organism. Sponges live in all depths of the sea, are sessile, and often form irregularly shaped colonies attached to an underwater surface. Sponges are considered the most primitive members of the animal kingdom, since they lack a nervous system and differentiated body tissues or organs. Adults do not have moving parts, but the larvae are free-swimming. Sponges have great regenerative capacities, with some species able to regenerate a complete adult organism from fragments as small as a single cell. Sponges first appear during the early Cambrian Period and may have evolved from protozoa.
To throw oneself down in submission (also figuratively).
To try to get the love of in order to marry; woo
lick the dust
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crouch before
The definition of implore is to beg or plead.
To crouch or huddle up, as from fear or cold
To fret or complain in a whining, tearful manner
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To request earnestly; beg for:
To flatter or coax in persuading; cajole
To make feel pleased or honored; gratify the vanity of
To give in to; gratify:
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curry favor with
act-up-to
To equal in action; to fulfill in practice.
play up to
beg for mercy
(Idiomatic, intransitive) to admit one's faults; to make a humiliating apology
(Informal) To flatter
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kiss one's feet
lick another's boots
eat dirt
brown-nose
Alternative spelling of brownnose.
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suck up to
shine up to
kiss-up-to
(Idiomatic) To pay false flattery to; to flatter in excess.
hate (antonym)
To hate is defined as to feel strong and intense aversion or dislike.
scorn (antonym)
To scorn is to express a feeling of contempt or disgust for something.
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To curry favor with in an obsequious manner; fawn on.
boast (antonym)
To have or possess (a desirable feature):
To fawn means to pay extra attention to something in an overly affectionate way.
To slobber; drool.
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To come to understand. Often used with to or onto :
dance-attendance
kiss someone's feet
lick someone's boots
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over (related)
So as to be comprehensible, acceptable, or effective; across:
To creep is defined as to move slowly and quietly while close to the ground.
squirm (related)
sneer (related)
stoop (related)
fawn upon
To ask (permission) to do something:
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To go or move in a quiet, stealthy way.
The definition of reverence is treating with great respect.
polish the apple
Find another word for grovel. In this page you can discover 67 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for grovel, like: wallow, crawl, sponge, prostrate, make up to, court, lick the dust, crouch before, truckle, kowtow and implore.