Definition of "groveling" []

• Present participle of grovel. (verb)

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• "Historically for blacks, this kind of groveling is normally referred to as "Uncle Tommish" - or "Aunt Jemimaism.""
• "Elections Systems & Software (ES&S) is now reportedly "groveling" and apologizing to state officials for not having done any better in the state."
• "Imagine the kind of groveling Apple would have to do to pick up Yahoo or Microsoft Bing or some other vendor as its primary provider of search and maps."