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Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

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 flatter someone, typically to convince or obtain something

Present participle for to back away or retreat

Swallowing your pride

Present participle for become very involved in

Present participle for to apply great and continuous effort

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Adjective

Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

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

beyond the pale

ill-humoured^UK

beneath contempt

unsportsmanlike

against the rules

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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

lacking in energy

non-job related

non-work related

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Adjective

Showing no attempt at originality

Noun

A mean action

dishonouring^UK

Noun

The act or state of toadying

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

rubbing up the right way

showing respect for

kissing one's feet

abasing yourself

demeaning oneself

currying favour

bowing and scraping

prostrating oneself

ingratiating yourself

keeping someone sweet

getting in with

paying court to

abasing oneself to

demeaning oneself to

bowing and scrape to

falling on one's knees

scrooching down

knuckling under

abasing oneself before

scratching one's back

seeking the favour of

trying to get on the good side of

getting in good with

prostrating oneself to

trying to win over

bobbing a curtsy

bending the knee

kissing someone's feet

going along with

lying down and rolling over

cringing before

grovelling before

eating humble pie

humiliating yourself

prostrating oneself before

smarming around

bowing and scrape before

laying it on with a trowel

singing the praises of

falling over oneself for

laying it on thick

praising to the skies

praising to excess

falling at feet

insinuating oneself

getting on all fours

kissing the feet of

effacing yourself

degrading yourself

debasing yourself

lowering yourself

spreading it on

getting on the right side of

putting on a pedestal

rubbing the right way

back-scratching

complimenting excessively

buttering up to

stroking one's ego

playing the game

hero-worshipping

getting next to

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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

“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 flatter someone, typically to convince or obtain something

laying it on thick

spreading it on

rubbing the right way

hero-worshipping

paying tribute to

expressing admiration for

waxing lyrical about

paying blandishments to

paying court to

saying nice things about

complimenting excessively

falling all over

getting next to

laying it on with a trowel

putting on a pedestal

kissing one's feet

buttering up to

stroking one's ego

ingratiating oneself with

licking someone's boots

making a fuss of

going along with

lavishing affection on

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Verb

Present participle for to back away or retreat

having cold feet

getting cold feet

shying away from

shaking with fear

shilly-shallying

scrupling about

vacillating about

hanging back from

having scruples about

having misgivings about

thinking twice about

having qualms about

feeling repugnance

showing repugnance

pulling back from

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Verb

Swallowing your pride

begging forgiveness

excusing yourself

saying you're sorry

swallowing your pride

eating humble pie

begging for mercy

Verb

Present participle for become very involved in

Verb

Present participle for to apply great and continuous effort

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