GROVELINGS

Noun

grovelings

plural of groveling

Source: Wiktionary


GROVELING

Grov"el*ing, a.

Definition: Lying prone; low; debased. [Written also grovelling.] "A groveling creature." Cowper.

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



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