'Grovelling' definitions:

Definition of 'grovelling'

From: WordNet
adjective
Totally submissive [syn: cringing, groveling, grovelling, wormlike, wormy]

Definition of 'Grovelling'

From: GCIDE
  • Grovel \Grov"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Groveledor Grovelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Groveling or Grovelling.] [From OE. grovelinge, grufelinge, adv., on the face, prone, which was misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf. OE. gruf, groff, in the same sense; of Scand. origin, cf. Icel. gr[=u]fa, in [=a] gr[=u]fu on the face, prone, gr[=u]fa to grovel.]
  • 1. To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth; to lie flat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl. [1913 Webster]
  • To creep and grovel on the ground. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'grovelling'

From: GCIDE
  • groveling \grov"el*ing\, grovelling \grov"el*ling\, a. Lying prone; low; debased; submissive in a self-abasing manner. "A groveling creature." --Cowper.
  • Syn: cringing, wormlike, wormy. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

Synonyms of 'grovelling'

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