adjective
- showing excessive humility or servility; abject
verb
- crawling on the ground on hands and knees
- acting in an obsequious or servile manner; begging or pleading abjectly
Examples
- The dog was groveling on the floor, begging for scraps of food.
- He hated groveling before his boss to ask for a raise.
- She refused to give a groveling apology; she stood by her decision.
- The servant was groveling at the king's feet, seeking forgiveness.
- After losing the argument, he wasn't about to start groveling.
- His groveling behavior made everyone uncomfortable.
- The character spent the entire scene groveling and pleading for mercy.