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schleimen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • grovel verb To lie or crawl face-down on the ground, often out of fear or submission.

Senses

schleimen is used for these senses in English:

  • grovel (intransitive) To be slavishly nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something.

grovel — full definition

  1. verb To lie or crawl face-down on the ground, often out of fear or submission.
  2. verb To act with exaggerated humility or flattery toward someone, especially to win their favor or forgiveness.

Related German words