Grovel

"Grovel" in Russian

лежа́ть ниц

ležátʹ nic

(to be prone on the ground)

по́лзать

pólzatʹ

(to crawl)

пресмыка́ться

presmykátʹsja

(to abase oneself)

пресмыка́ться

presmykátʹsja

(to be slavishly nice in the hope of securing something)

унижа́ться

unižátʹsja

(to abase oneself)

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