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How to pronounce “grovel”
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Pronunciation guide for grovel
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of grovel with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 3 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Navy SEAL’s 10 Fail Safe Principles
Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.
- Definition summary
- (intransitive) To be prone on the ground.
Example 1 of 3
How to pronounce grovel
Navy SEAL’s 10 Fail Safe Principles

Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “grovel”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To be prone on the ground.
- (intransitive) To crawl.
- (intransitive) To abase oneself before another person.
- (intransitive) To be slavishly nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something.
- (intransitive) To take pleasure in mundane activities. (Can we add an example for this sense? )
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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