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grovel

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgrɒv^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgrɑvəl, ˈgrʌv-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gruv′əl, grov′-)

Inflections of 'grovel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.

grovels: v 3rd person singular

grovelling: v pres p (Mainly UK)

groveling: v pres p (US)

grovelled: v past (Mainly UK)

groveled: v past (US)

grovelled: v past p (Mainly UK)

groveled: v past p (US)

grovel
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Synonyms:

crawl Collocations, cringe Collocations, truckle, kowtow, snivel, wheedle, eat dirt

Antonyms:

boast Collocations, stand up for yourself, hate Collocations, spurn, scorn Collocations

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