GROVELED
Verb
groveled
(US) simple past tense of grovel
Source: Wiktionary
GROVEL
Grov"el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Groveled or Grovelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Groveling or Grovelling.] Etym: [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.
grufa, in a grufu on the face, prone, grufa 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
fiat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl.
To creep and grovel on the ground. Dryden.
2. To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low,
abject, or mean.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition