Synonyms of grovels

grovels

verb

present tense third-person singular of grovel

1

as in cringes

to draw back or crouch down in fearful submission

the way in which the abused dog would grovel whenever its owner came near

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cringes
• cowers
• flinches
• recoils
• blanches
• quails
• toadies
• whitens
• kowtows
• shrinks
• fawns
• squinches
• blenches

2

as in crawls

to move slowly with the body close to the ground

because of their anatomy, bats can only grovel while moving along the ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crawls
• slithers
• snakes
• creeps
• slides
• crouches
• tiptoes
• wriggles
• bellies
• worms
• squats
• sneaks
• inches
• steals
• edges
• skulks
• noses