"grovel" meaning in English

See grovel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡrɒv(ə)l/ Audio: en-us-grovel.ogg [US] Forms: groveled [past], groveled [past, participle], groveling [present, participle], grovel [canonical], grovels [third-person, singular], grovelled [past], grovelled [past, participle], grovelling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE], {{verb|grovel|l}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person grovels, they prone or crawl on the ground.
    Sense id: simple-grovel-en-verb-q18rPtHY Categories (other): Verbs
     
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