grovel
verb (used without object)
to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
has grovelled
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present perfectof grovel (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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I always know afterwards how low the spirit has grovelled.
From The Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope
For this it will sell its corrupted soul, and then be very indignant because the railway before which it has grovelled rides rough-shod over the place.
From Letters of Travel (1892-1913) by Rudyard Kipling
