What does groveling mean?

groveling means "totally submissive".

How many syllables are in groveling?

groveling has 3 syllables: gro-ve-ling. The stress falls on "gro". In IPA it is /ˈɡɹɔvəlɪŋ/.

What is another word for groveling?

Close synonyms include cringing, grovelling, wormlike, wormy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is groveling a common word?

groveling is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

groveling — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
totally submissive
Synonymscringing grovelling wormlike wormy
Similarsubmissive

Questions about groveling

What does groveling mean?: groveling means "totally submissive".
How many syllables are in groveling?: groveling has 3 syllables: gro-ve-ling. The stress falls on "gro". In IPA it is /ˈɡɹɔvəlɪŋ/.

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