verb🔗ShareTo be prone on the ground."After tripping on the sidewalk, the child had to grovel on the ground to pick up all of his scattered toys. "actionattitudeappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo crawl."The dog started to grovel at my feet, hoping for a piece of my sandwich. "attitudeactioncharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo abase oneself before another person."To keep his job after making a big mistake, Mark had to grovel to his boss and apologize repeatedly. "attitudecharacterhumanmoralactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be slavishly nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something."The student started to grovel to the teacher, hoping to get extra credit after forgetting to do the homework. "attitudecharacteractionmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take pleasure in mundane activities."The student groveled over the simple act of organizing his colorful pens and pencils. "attitudecharacteremotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
