The meaning of GROVEL is to creep with the face to the ground : crawl. How to use grovel in a sentence.

GROVEL definition: to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility. See examples of grovel used in a sentence.

My dog grovels at my feet when she’s done something wrong. I’ll apologize, but I won’t grovel just because I made a mistake.

If you grovel, you crawl on the ground, for example in order to find something. We grovelled around the club on our knees. [VERB preposition/adverb]

Definition of grovel verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

4 days ago · grovel (third-person singular simple present grovels, present participle (US) groveling or (UK) grovelling, simple past and past participle (US) groveled or (UK) grovelled) …

To behave in a servile or obsequious manner. 2. To lie or creep in a prostrate position, as in subservience or humility. 3. To give oneself over to base pleasures: "Have we not groveled …

To grovel is to beg like a hungry dog. You don't have to be a canine though; you might grovel for a better grade (please don't). If you grovel you risk getting the opposite of what you want, …

to humble oneself: always groveling before the boss, begging for favors. to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility. to take pleasure in mean or base things. …

GROVEL meaning: 1 : to kneel, lie, or crawl on the ground; 2 : to treat someone with too much respect or fear in a way that shows weakness in order to be forgiven or to gain approval or favor