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Meaning of grovel in English
Pronunciation
/ˈɡrɑvəl/
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Verb
grovel
Etymology
Middle English: back-formation from the obsolete adverb grovelling, from obsolete groof, grufe‘the face or front’ (in the phrase on grufe, from Old Norse á grúfu‘face downwards’) + the suffix -ling
Definitions
1.
show submission or fear