Grovel

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To behave in a servile or demeaning manner; cringe.
  • verb-intransitive. To lie or creep in a prostrate position, as in subservience or humility.
  • verb-intransitive. To give oneself over to base pleasures: "Have we not groveled here long enough, eating and drinking like mere brutes?” ( Walt Whitman).
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  • v. To be prone on the ground.
  • v. To crawl
  • v. To abase oneself before another person.
  • v. To be nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something.
  • v. To take pleasure in mundane activities.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth; to lie flat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl.
  • verb-intransitive. To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To creep or crawl on the earth, or with the face and body bent to the ground; lie prone, or move with the body prostrate on the earth; especially, to lie prostrate in abject humility, fear, etc.
  • Hence To have a tendency toward or take pleasure in low or base things; be low, abject, or mean; be morally depraved.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. show submission or fear
    • Verb Form
    grovelled    grovelling    grovels   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bend    flex   
    Variant
    grovelled    grovelling   
    Form
    groveled    grovelled    groveling    grovelling   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    crawl    creep    cringe   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    novel   
     
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