Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Face downward, in a prone or prostrate position.
  • Lying with the face downward; lying prone; crawling; abject.
  • Mean; low; without dignity or respect.
  • Synonyms Abject, Low, Mean, etc. See abject.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Lying prone; low; debased; submissive in a self-abasing manner.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb US Present participle of grovel.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective totally submissive

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word groveling.

Examples

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.