transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgrä-v ə l, ˈgrə- ]
intransitive verb
( -eled or -elled ; -el·ing or -el·ling )
Etymology: back-formation from groveling prone, from groveling, adverb, from Middle English, from gruf, adverb, on the face (from Old Norse ā grūfu ) + -ling
Date: 1552
1. : to creep with the face to the ground : crawl
2.
a. : to lie or creep with the body prostrate in token of subservience or abasement
b. : to abase oneself
3. : to give oneself over to what is base or unworthy : wallow
grovel ing in self-pity
• grov·el·er -v ə l-ər noun
• grov·el·ing·ly -v ə l-iŋ-lē adverb