Found 2 items, similar to Grovelling.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: grovelling grovelling See grovel grovelling adj : totally submissive [syn: cringing, groveling, wormlike, wormy] grovel v : show submission or fear [syn: fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower] [also: grovelling, grovelled]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Grovelling Grovel \Grov"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Groveledor Grovelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Groveling or Grovelling.] [From OE. grovelinge, grufelinge, adv., on the face, prone, which was misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf. OE. gruf, groff, in the same sense; of Scand. origin, cf. Icel. gr[=u]fa, in [=a] gr[=u]fu on the face, prone, gr[=u]fa to grovel.] 1. To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth; to lie flat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl. [1913 Webster] To creep and grovel on the ground. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean. [1913 Webster]