Definition of grovel Grovel

/gɹɑˈvʌl/ - [gravul] - grov•el

We found 10 definitions of grovel from 5 different sources.

What does grovel mean?

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Verb
grovel - show submission or fear
		fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower
		flex, bend cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"

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grovel (Verb)
To be prone on the ground.
grovel (Verb)
To crawl.
grovel (Verb)
To abase oneself before another person.
grovel (Verb)
To be nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something.
grovel (Verb)
To take pleasure in mundane activities.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

grovel (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.
grovel (adv.)
To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

grovel
grov′el, v.i. to crawl on the earth, esp. in abject fear, &c.: to be base or mean:—pr.p. grov′elling; pa.p. grov′elled.—n. Grov′eller.—adj. Grov′elling, mean. [Explained by Skeat as due to M. E. groveling, flat on the ground, properly an adv., also grofling—Ice. grûfa.]

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grovel, verb, present, 1st person singular of grovel (infinitive).
grovel, verb (infinitive).

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