📚 noun • entry_id 47023
groveling
Meanings (ES + gloss)
postración
The act of one who grovels.
Phrases
No hay frases
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
postrarse • prostrarse
To be prone on the ground.
humillarse
To abase oneself before another person.
She refused to grovel in front of the bully, standing her ground.
arrastrarse • humillarse
To be slavishly nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something.
He had to grovel before his boss after missing the important meeting.
He hated to grovel, but he knew it was the only way to save his job.