grovel
/ˈɡrɒvl/verb
उच्चारण ग्रॉवल
गिड़गिड़ाना, चापलूसी करना
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[I] ~ (to sb) (for sth) disapproving
to behave in a very humble way towards somebody who is more important than you or who can give you something you want; to move along the ground on your hands and knees
गिड़गिड़ाना, चापलूसी करना
- He grovelled to his boss for a raise.
Synonyms fawn kowtow crawl toady bow and scrape
Opposite defy stand up to assert yourself
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grov·el
; British English doubles the l (grovelling, grovelled).
; British English में l दोहराया जाता है (grovelling, grovelled)।
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Keep the too-humble words together: grovel, fawn (praise somebody too much to get their approval), kowtow (be too willing to obey somebody powerful), toady, bow and scrape (be too polite to somebody important), crawl (informal).
अत्यधिक दीनता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: grovel, fawn (स्वीकृति के लिए अत्यधिक प्रशंसा करना), kowtow (शक्तिशाली की आज्ञा मानने को अत्यधिक तैयार), toady, bow and scrape (महत्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति के प्रति अत्यधिक विनम्र), crawl (अनौपचारिक)।
Keep the flatterer words: sycophant, toady, lickspittle (old-fashioned), yes-man.
चापलूस के शब्द याद रखिए: sycophant, toady, lickspittle (पुराना), yes-man।