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Excessive in obsequious praise or flattery

Having a coarse, unrefined, vulgar demeanor

Humble or lower in rank or status

Moving at a notably slow speed

Showing no attempt at originality

The act or state of toadying

Present participle for to act in an obsequious way in order to gain favor or mercy

Present participle for to physically kneel or prostrate oneself

Present participle for to move or drag oneself along the ground

Present participle for to back away or retreat

Swallowing your pride

Present participle for twist and turn with quick writhing movements

Present participle for become very involved in

Present participle for to apply great and continuous effort

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Adjective

Excessive in obsequious praise or flattery

forelock-tugging

apple-polishing

excessively deferential

eating humble pie

bowing and scraping

highly favourable

over-enthusiastic

laid on with a trowel

overly flattering

all over someone

over-appreciative

with high praise

with highest recommendation

highly favorable

overenthusiastic

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Adjective

Having a coarse, unrefined, vulgar demeanor

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

beyond contempt

near the knuckle

beyond the pale

beneath contempt

ill-humoured^UK

unsportsmanlike

against the rules

close to the bone

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Adjective

Humble or lower in rank or status

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

beyond the pale

beneath contempt

beyond contempt

unsportsmanlike

against the rules

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Adjective

Moving at a notably slow speed

procrastinating

slow and steady

on hands and knees

underprivileged

at your own pace

in your own time

good-for-nothing

non-job related

non-work related

procrastinative

disorganized^US

asleep at the wheel

disorganised^UK

asleep on the job

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Adjective

Showing no attempt at originality

Noun

The act or state of toadying

Noun

A mean action

dishonouring^UK

Verb

Present participle for to act in an obsequious way in order to gain favor or mercy

curry favoring with

curry favouring with

dancing attendance on

ingratiating oneself with

apple-polishing

falling all over

behaving obsequiously

humbling oneself

licking someone's boots

abasing oneself

rubbing up the right way

showing respect for

kissing one's feet

abasing yourself

humbling yourself

demeaning yourself

bowing and scraping

currying favour

ingratiating yourself

getting in with

paying court to

prostrating oneself

getting in good with

laying it on thick

falling on one's knees

scrooching down

knuckling under

abasing oneself before

scratching one's back

rubbing the right way

abasing oneself to

laying it on with a trowel

keeping someone sweet

spreading it on

getting next to

demeaning oneself to

bowing and scrape to

prostrating oneself to

bobbing a curtsy

prostrating yourself

bending the knee

lowering yourself

effacing yourself

degrading yourself

debasing yourself

kissing someone's feet

trying to win over

seeking the favour of

trying to get on the good side of

grovelling before

cringing before

going along with

smarming around

falling over oneself for

praising to the skies

praising to excess

bowing and scrape before

singing the praises of

lying down and rolling over

sucking up to someone

falling at feet

getting on all fours

insinuating yourself

insinuating oneself

kissing the feet of

hero-worshipping

expressing admiration for

paying tribute to

waxing lyrical about

saying nice things about

paying blandishments to

complimenting excessively

getting on the right side of

putting on a pedestal

back-scratching

buttering up to

stroking one's ego

playing the game

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“Sometimes, in my haste to get ready, I forget to ask, or rather to grovel pathetically before, the unpredictable pit bull who runs the launderette for her kind dispensation to use the drying machines.”

Verb

Present participle for to physically kneel or prostrate oneself

“Ezekial was taken captive and probably forced to grovel before his captors.”

Verb

Present participle for to move or drag oneself along the ground

pulling oneself

insinuating oneself

dragging yourself

moving on all fours

crawling on all fours

approaching unnoticed

moving on hands and knees

moving furtively

going stealthily

passing quietly

moving secretly

insinuating yourself

treading warily

dragging oneself along

pulling oneself along

moving with stealth

advancing stealthily

advancing slowly

going on all fours

loitering along

worming your way

pulling yourself along

moving at a snail's pace

moving at snail's pace

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“He held his hands to his face and began to grovel towards nothing, his elbows resting on the grainy ground, tears clotting the soft brine.”

Verb

Present participle for to back away or retreat

having cold feet

getting cold feet

shaking with fear

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Verb

Swallowing your pride

begging forgiveness

excusing yourself

saying you're sorry

swallowing your pride

begging for mercy

eating humble pie

Verb

Present participle for twist and turn with quick writhing movements

Verb

Present participle for become very involved in

Verb

Present participle for to apply great and continuous effort

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