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Meanings of Grovellingly:

adverb

In a way that involves behaving with too much respect towards someone, because you want to please them or want them to forgive you

Usage examples:

He was grovellingly polite to the judge., when he heard about the revelations he grovellingly apolo…

Meanings of Grovels:

verb

Lie or crawl abjectly on the ground with one's face downwards.

Usage examples:

He grovelled at george's feet

Meanings of Groves:

noun

A small wood or other group of trees.

Usage examples:

An olive grove

Meanings of Grow:

verb

(of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically.

Usage examples:

He would watch nick grow to manhood

Meanings of Grow from:

idiom

Said about organizations or plans that start off very small or simple and become extremely large or successful

Meanings of Grow into:

phrasal verb

Become something as a result of natural development or gradual increase.

Usage examples:

Rome began as a city and grew into a huge empire

Meanings of Grow out:

phrasal verb

(especially of a hairstyle) disappear because of normal growth.

Usage examples:

Colette's old perm had almost grown out

Meanings of Grow up:

phrasal verb

Become an adult

Meanings of Grow-apart:

phrasal verb

(of two or more people) become gradually estranged.

Usage examples:

He and his wife had been growing apart for at least a year

Meanings of Grow-away-from:

phrasal verb

Become gradually separated from one's family, friends, or background.

Usage examples:

Emotionally his family had grown away from him

Meanings of Grow-on:

phrasal verb

Become gradually more appealing to someone.

Usage examples:

The tune grows on you

Meanings of Grow-on-trees:

idiom

Said to warn someone to be careful how much money they spend, because there is only a limited amount

Usage examples:

"mum, i'd like a new bike." "i'll have to think about it - money doesn't grow on trees, you know!"

Meanings of Grow-out-of:

phrasal verb

Become too large to wear a garment.

Usage examples:

They gave her some clothes that they had grown out of

Meanings of Grow-to:

verb

To increase in size or amount, or to allow or encourage something to increase in size or to become more advanced or developed

Usage examples:

[ i ] the population is growing rapidly., [ i ] she’s grown a lot since we last saw her., [ t ] he …

Meanings of Grower:

noun

A person who grows a particular type of crop.

Usage examples:

A fruit grower

Meanings of Growers:

noun

A person who grows a particular type of crop.

Usage examples:

A fruit grower

Meanings of Growing:

adjective

(of a living thing) undergoing natural development by increasing in size and changing physically.

Usage examples:

The needs of the growing child
verb

(of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically.

Usage examples:

He would watch nick grow to manhood

Meanings of Growing-up:

phrasal verb

To change from being a child to being an adult

Usage examples:

She grew up on a pennsylvania farm.

Meanings of Growingly:

adverb

Increasingly; more and more.

Usage examples:

A growingly complex urban culture

Meanings of Growl:

verb

(of an animal, especially a dog) make a low guttural sound in the throat.

Usage examples:

The dogs yapped and growled at his heels
noun

A low guttural sound made in the throat by a hostile dog or other animal.

Usage examples:

The bulldog lumbered to her feet with a threatening growl

Meanings of Growled:

verb

(of an animal, especially a dog) make a low guttural sound in the throat.

Usage examples:

The dogs yapped and growled at his heels
noun

A low guttural sound made in the throat by a hostile dog or other animal.

Usage examples:

The bulldog lumbered to her feet with a threatening growl

Meanings of Growler:

noun

A person or thing that growls.

Usage examples:

There's a plethora of black pvc and peek-a-boo backsides, as opposed to the usual cliches of strang…

Meanings of Growlers:

noun

A person or thing that growls.

Usage examples:

There's a plethora of black pvc and peek-a-boo backsides, as opposed to the usual cliches of strang…

Meanings of Growlier:

adjective

Making a low, guttural sound.

Usage examples:

A deep growly voice

Meanings of Growliest:

adjective

Making a low, guttural sound.

Usage examples:

A deep growly voice

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