Groveling

/ˈɡrɑːvəlɪŋ/ verb

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
ARالعربية
سجود
sujood
BNবাংলা
পূজা করা
poo-ja ko-ra
CACatalà
gropejar
gro-pe-jar
CSČeština
klanět se
klan-jet se
DADansk
stikke ned
stik-ke ned
DEDeutsch
knien
k-nie-n
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
GUGU
આપણા
a-pa-na
HAHA
kwan
kwan
HEעברית
לכופף
le-kuf-f
HIहिन्दी
झुकना
jhu-kna
HUMagyar
lelkesedni
lel-kes-ed-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
merendahkan diri
me-ren-dah-kan diri
IGIG
kpọ
k-po
ITItaliano
strisciare
stri-s-chia-re
JA日本語
ひれ伏す
hire-fusu
KKKK
салы
sa-ly
KMKM
ប្រមាថ
pra-ma-th
KO한국어
굴복하다
gul-bok-ha-da
MRMR
जमिनीवर
ja-mi-ni-var
MSBahasa Melayu
tunduk
tun-duk
MYမြန်မာ
ကျန် လျှောက်
kya-n lya-u-k
NLNederlands
knikken
knik-ken
NONorsk
knele
kne-le
PAPA
ਪਾਵ
paav
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
THไทย
กราบ
grap
TLTL
humarap
hu-ma-rap
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
YOYO
ṣẹ̀
she
ZH中文
卑躬屈膝
bē gōng qū xī
ZUZU
ukuthi
u-ku-thi

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