Grovel (Verb)
Meaning
Show submission or fear.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The defeated general was forced to grovel at the feet of his conqueror as a sign of surrender.
- She accused him of groveling to his boss for favors and promotions.
- The humiliated employee was left to grovel in front of his colleagues after being reprimanded by the CEO.
- He was willing to grovel and plead for forgiveness if it meant he could regain his wife's trust.
- The prisoner was made to grovel on the floor as punishment for disobeying the orders of the strict warden.