Hyphenation
grov·elTurkish pronunciation
grävılSynonyms
apple-polish,
beg,
beg for mercy,
beseech,
blandish,
bootlick,
bow and scrape,
brown-nose,
butter up,
cater to,
court,
cower,
crawl,
creep,
cringePronunciation
/ˈgrävəl/ /ˈɡrɑːvəl/
Etymology
[ 'grä-v&l, ] (intransitive verb.) 1593. From Old Norse á grufu (“on one's belly”) ( > Old Norse grúfa (“to grovel”)).