grovel
verb (used without object)
to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
have groveled
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present perfectof grovel.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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So you can see why there’s a widespread sense of disgust at the way leaders have groveled before Jeff Bezos.
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2018
Pick meeee: Cities including Boston, Ottawa, New York, and Tucson have groveled at Jeff Bezos’ feet in their applications to host Amazon’s second headquarters that were due on Thursday.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2017
If Apollonius had turned on him as he deserved he would have groveled before him.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig by Various
If you have groveled in fear and a belief that you were born to poverty and failure, courage and success and opulence will be of slow growth.
From The Heart of the New Thought by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
I don’t believe that it was at all necessary for you to have groveled in aristocratic crimes in order to win her heart.
From 'Charge It' Keeping Up With Harry by Irving Bacheller
