Definition
Crawling on your knees or acting in an extremely humble way, often to please someone or beg forgiveness.
Etymology
From Middle English 'groven' meaning to crawl, possibly from Old Norse 'grufa' meaning to grovel. The word literally describes crawling on the ground.
Kelly Says
Dogs groveling in submission actually taught humans to recognize the gesture as surrender—this is why throughout history, defeated enemies or servants would literally grovel before rulers to show they were no longer a threat.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰላም አደረገው
se-la-m a-de-re-gew
BNবাংলা
পূজা করা
poo-ja ko-ra
CACatalà
gropejar
gro-pe-jar
CSČeština
klanět se
klan-jet se
DADansk
stikke ned
stik-ke ned
ELΕλληνικά
να γονατίζω
na go-na-ti-zo
ESEspañol
arrastrándose
ar-ra-s-tran-do-se
FAفارسی
سجده کردن
sajdeh kar-dan
FISuomi
polvistua
pol-vis-tua
FRFrançais
se prosterner
se pro-ste-r-ner
HUMagyar
lelkesedni
lel-kes-ed-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
merendahkan diri
me-ren-dah-kan diri
ITItaliano
strisciare
stri-s-chia-re
MRMR
जमिनीवर
ja-mi-ni-var
MSBahasa Melayu
tunduk
tun-duk
MYမြန်မာ
ကျန် လျှောက်
kya-n lya-u-k
NLNederlands
knikken
knik-ken
PLPolski
kłaniać się
klan-ia-ć sie
PTPortuguês
arrastando-se
ar-ras-tan-do-se
RORomână
a se închina
a se in-chi-na
RUРусский
падать ниц
pad-at nit-s
SVSvenska
böja sig
bo-ja sig
SWKiswahili
kuinama
ku-i-na-ma
TAதமிழ்
அடிபணிய
a-di-pa-ni
TEతెలుగు
నమస్కరించు
na-mas-ka-rin-chu
TRTürkçe
diz çökmek
diz chok-mek
UKУкраїнська
колінатися
ko-li-na-ty-sa
URاردو
سجدہ کرنا
sajda kar-na
VITiếng Việt
quỳ gối
quy goi