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1 grovel
(Brit.) - ll-be grovelling on the floor — auf dem Fußboden kriechen
* * *['ɡrovl]past tense, past participle - grovelled; verb* * *grov·el[ˈgrɒvəl, AM ˈgrɑ:v-]vi1. (behave obsequiously)▪ to \grovel [before sb] [vor jdm] zu Kreuze kriechen, katzbuckelnthey wrote a \grovelling letter of apology sie schrieben einen unterwürfigen Entschuldigungsbriefthe dog \grovelled before his master der Hund winselte vor seinem Herrn2. (crawl) kriechenI \grovelled under the sofa ich kroch unters Sofato \grovel about in the dirt im Schmutz [herum]wühlento \grovel on one's knees [or on all fours] auf [den] Knien rutschen, auf allen Vieren kriechen* * *['grɒvl]vikriechento grovel at sb's feet — vor jdm kriechen; (dog) sich um jdn herumdrücken
to grovel to or before sb (fig) — vor jdm kriechen; (in apology) vor jdm zu Kreuze kriechen
* * *1. am Boden kriechen:grovel at sb’s feeta) sich um jemanden herumdrücken (Hund),2. schwelgen (in in dat):grovel in selfpity sich in Selbstmitleid ergehen;grovel in vice dem Laster frönen* * *(Brit.) - ll-* * *v.kriechen v.(§ p.,pp.: kroch, ist gekrochen) -
2 grovel
1) ( behave obsequiously)to \grovel [before sb] [vor jdm] zu Kreuze kriechen, katzbuckeln;they wrote a \grovelling letter of apology sie schrieben einen unterwürfigen Entschuldigungsbrief;the dog \grovelled before his master der Hund winselte vor seinem Herrn2) ( crawl) kriechen;I \grovelled under the sofa ich kroch unters Sofa;to \grovel about in the dirt im Schmutz [herum]wühlen;
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