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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Grovel \Grov"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groveled}or {Grovelled}; p. pr & vb n. {Groveling} or {Grovelling}.] [From OE grovelinge, grufelinge adv., on the face, prone, which was misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf OE gruf, groff, in the same sense of Scand. origin, cf Icel. gr[=u]fa, in [=a] gr[=u]fu on the face, prone, gr[=u]fa to grovel.] 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 From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Groveling \Grov"el*ing\, a. Lying prone; low debased. [Written also {grovelling}.] ``A groveling creature.'' --Cowper. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: grovelling adj : totally submissive [syn: {cringing}, {groveling}, {wormlike}, {wormy}]
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