grovelling
/ˈɡrɒv(ə)l/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈɡrɒv(ə)l/
grovelling
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final ng sound
gro - vel - ling -> grovelling
Myanmar meaning
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grovel / 'grɒvl / v (-ll-; US -l- ) ~ (to sb) (for sth) (derog )
ခယဝယလုပ်သည်။ ခယဝပ်တွားသည်။ I had to grovel to my bank manager for a loan.
❏ grovel about/ around [PHRV ] လေးဖက်ထောက် သွားသည်။ တွားသွားသည်။ I was grovelling around under the table looking for a pin.
❏ grovelling /'grɒvǝlÇŋ / adj ခယဝယ လုပ်လွန်းသော။ နှိမ့်ချလွန်းသော။ a grovelling letter of apology.
Synonyms
plead, beg, cringe, abase, apple-polish, beg for mercy, beseech, blandish, bootlick, bow and scrape, brown-nose, butter up, cater to, court, cower, crawl, creep, crouch, demean oneself, demean yourself, eat crow, eat dirt, eat humble pie, fall all over, fawn, flatter, humble oneself, humble yourself, humor, implore, kiss one's feet, kneel, kowtow, make much of, make up to, pamper, play up to, prostrate, revere, snivel, soft-soap, stoop, suck up to, truckle, welter, wheedle, yes
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