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grovel

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of grovel

1 to draw back or crouch down in fearful submission
  • peasants groveling before the king
Synonyms of grovel

cower, cringe, quail
Words Related to grovel

flinch, recoil, shrink, squinch

blanch, blench, whiten

fawn, kowtow, toady
2 to move slowly with the body close to the ground
  • Because of their anatomy, bats can only grovel while moving along the ground.
Synonyms of grovel

belly, crawl, creep, slide, slither, snake, worm, wriggle
Words Related to grovel

crouch, squat

edge, inch, nose

skulk, sneak, steal, tiptoe

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  1. See words that rhyme with grovel Dictionary: Definition of grovel Spanish Central: Translation of grovel Nglish: Translation of grovel for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of grovel for Arabic speakers

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