Thesaurus: grovel

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1. adv. 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 fiat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl.
2. adv. To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean.
3. v. show submission or fear
4. 1. 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 fiat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl. To creep and grovel on the ground. Dryden. 2. To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean.
5. v:100 v show submission or fear