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# grovel

verb (grovels, grovelled, grovelling; US groveled)

«grovel» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To lie or crawl low on the ground, especially to show fear or respect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grovel/#m1)
2. To beg or act very humbly to win favour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grovel/#m2)

### In the lessons

a servant or poor man bows and begs before a lord, king or aunt

### Examples

- The dog grovelled at his master's feet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grovel/#x1)
- He grovelled before the king for pardon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grovel/#x2)
- Stop grovelling and stand up straight! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grovel/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «grovel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grovel/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«grovel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grovel.html) on Mova free.