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- grovel in
grovel in
grovel (about) in something
to wallow around in the dirt, etc., while prostrating oneself. The poor fellow groveled about in the mud, trying to keep from being beaten. Why are you there, groveling in the dust?
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Iuvenalis | | - | Ancient Roman |
| Lorena (1) | | - | Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Croatian |
| Amun | | AH-mun (English) | Egyptian Mythology (Anglicized) |
| Nuno | | - | Portuguese, Medieval Portuguese |
| Wassim | | - | Arabic |
| Penelope | | pə-NEL-ə-pee (English) | Greek Mythology, English |