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German Translation of “grovel”

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grovel (ˈɡrɒvl Pronunciation for grovel ) 

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intransitive verb

  1. kriechen ⇒ to grovel to or before sb (figurative) vor jdm kriechen (in apology), vor jdm zu Kreuze kriechen

Similar Words

= humble yourself, creep, crawl, flatter, fawn, pander, cower, toady, kowtow, brown-nose, bow and scrape, kiss ass, lick someone's boots, lick someone's arse, bootlick, demean yourself, abase yourself,
= crawl, crouch, go on hands and knees, go on all fours

'grovel' in Other Languages

  • Brazilian Portuguese: humilhar-se
  • Chinese: 卑躬屈膝
  • European Spanish: arrastrarse
  • French: ramper
  • German: kriechen
  • Italian: essere ossequioso
  • Japanese: ぺこぺこする
  • Korean: 굽실거리다
  • Portuguese: humilhar-se
  • Spanish: arrastrarse

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