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Definitions for groveling
grov·el·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cringing, groveling, grovelling, wormlike, wormyadjective

    totally submissive

Webster Dictionary

  1. Groveling

    of Grovel

  2. Grovelingadjective

    lying prone; low; debased

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of groveling in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of groveling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of groveling in a Sentence

  1. Ron DeSantis:

    If you look at how these major companies behave when faced with Chinese disapproval, they censor what the CCP tells them to censor, and we see groveling apologies.

  2. Karen Winkfield:

    It's ridiculous that we are being relegated to groveling on our hands and knees to ask permission from someone who may or may not understand the technology.

  3. Former OSU wrestler Adam DiSabato:

    Jim Jordan called me crying, crying. Groveling. On the 4th of July, begging me to go against my brother. Begging me. Crying for a half hour. That's the kind of cover-ups that's going on there.

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