grovel
verb (used without object)
to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
groveller
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a word derived from
grovel.
Example Sentences
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Possibly some uninspired groveller, who has never climbed Parnassus, nor drunk of the Castalian spring, may murmur that this is very likely, for that all poetry is "moonstruck madness."
From Moon Lore by Timothy Harley
Oh shade of Wordsworth, to think that so unutterable a grub and groveller as I am should dare call anything of thine Stodgy!
From The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen by Elizabeth von Arnim
Indeed from that day, her spirit being the spirit of the true snob, the hectorer of the humble, the devout groveller in the courtyards of the great, she was a much-changed woman.
From The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight by Elizabeth
I know I'm a fool and a groveller; but I'm going mad for love of you.
From A Mummer's Tale by Charles E. Roche
Few to the world their honest thoughts avow; the groveller policy robs justice now— And none but Sampson dares to lift a hond Against the curst corruption of the lond.
From Hard Cash by Charles Reade
