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To act in an obsequious way in order to gain favor or mercy
“Sometimes, in my haste to get ready, I forget to ask, or rather to grovel pathetically before, the unpredictable pit bull who runs the launderette for her kind dispensation to use the drying machines.”
To physically kneel or prostrate oneself
“Ezekial was taken captive and probably forced to grovel before his captors.”
To move or drag oneself along the ground
“He held his hands to his face and began to grovel towards nothing, his elbows resting on the grainy ground, tears clotting the soft brine.”
To adopt a position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down
To express remorse or regret
To move back or away from, especially because of fear or disgust
To take great pleasure or satisfaction in something
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