groveling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb show submission or fear
    fawn; crawl; grovel; cower; cringe; creep.
  2. adjective satellite totally submissive
    wormlike; grovelling; cringing; wormy.

WordNet


Grov"el*ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Lying prone; low; debased. Written also grovelling. "A groveling creature." Cowper.

Webster 1913