- present participle of grovel.
groveling
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In groveling posts online, Ms. Gann affirmed she’s a pale-skin-ian, not a Palestinian, calling herself a “white woman of significant privilege and wealth” who deceived everyone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
They want illiterate, groveling serfs, who live in fear and don’t stick around too long.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2025
In the heartstopping series finale of “Succession” on Sunday night, striving Midwesterner Tom Wambsgans was named chief executive of Waystar Royco, completing his transformation from groveling buffoon to business titan.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2023
Within two days, Sweet produced a groveling apology, in which he indicted himself for a “ham-fisted attempt at provocation” that “alienated some of my Black colleagues and friends” and for which he was “deeply sorry.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
After about ten minutes of groveling, though, it’s clear she’s not having any of it.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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