Associations to the word «Grovel»

Wiktionary

GROVEL, verb. To be prone on the ground.
GROVEL, verb. To crawl
GROVEL, verb. To abase oneself before another person.
GROVEL, verb. To be nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something.
GROVEL, verb. To take pleasure in mundane activities.

Dictionary definition

GROVEL, verb. Show submission or fear.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley