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
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
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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