Translations for „grovelling“ in the English » German Dictionary

grov·el·ling [ˈgrɒvəlɪŋ, Am ˈgrɑ:] ADJ

grovelling

unterwürfig

grovelling

kriecherisch pej

grov·el <Brit -ll- [or Am usu -l-]> [ˈgrɒvəl, Am ˈgrɑ:v-] VB intr

1. grovel (behave obsequiously):

to grovel [before sb]

[vor jdm] zu Kreuze kriechen

to grovel [before sb]

katzbuckeln

they wrote a grovelling letter of apology

sie schrieben einen unterwürfigen Entschuldigungsbrief

the dog grovelled before his master

der Hund winselte vor seinem Herrn

2. grovel (crawl):

grovel

kriechen

I grovelled under the sofa

ich kroch unters Sofa

to grovel about in the dirt

im Schmutz [herum]wühlen

to grovel on one's knees [or on all fours]

auf [den] Knien rutschen

to grovel on one's knees [or on all fours]

auf allen vieren kriechen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

they wrote a grovelling letter of apology

sie schrieben einen unterwürfigen Entschuldigungsbrief

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Words like halo, deity, worship elevates the country to a height and then words such as chained, grovelling, lowly dust and wreath bring out the contrast strongly.

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Reduced to grovelling, he is removed by guards.

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T is the season of apologies - specifically, grovelling apologies by some of our finest academic brains for homophobic remarks they've made in public.

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The author also mentions that the country has been humiliated and ashamed of herself grovelling in the dust.

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There will be no mercy for our sugar-coated, honey-dripping, wheedling, grovelling allies!

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