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grovel

grov·el [ gróvv'l, grúvv'l ] (past and past participle grov·eled, present participle grov·el·ing, 3rd person present singular grov·els)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. behave in servile way: to act in a servile way, showing exaggerated and false respect in order to please somebody or out of fear
I've already apologized, but now he wants me to grovel.

2. crawl: to crawl or lie face down on the ground in humility or fear

3. wallow: to indulge in something unworthy ( literary )

[Late 19th century. < obsolete groof "with face downward" < Old Norse á grúfu< grúfa "proneness"]

grov·el·er noun
grov·el·ing·ly adverb
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