was grovelling
- past progressive of grovel.
Example Sentences
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The ape-man came on; he was grovelling upon the ground.
From Astounding Stories, May, 1931 by Various
"Arrest that man," I said, pointing to the collector, who was grovelling on the ground, nursing his foot and shrieking foul threats at us.
From From the Memoirs of a Minister of France by Weyman, Stanley John
Within a week England was grovelling in the dust at the feet of her conquerors.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 1, 1891 by Various
The chauffeur was grovelling; a man I knew was storming at him; and a woman wringing her hands on the pavement.
From Barnaby A Novel by Ramsay, R.
The man was grovelling in the sand in abject fear and gratitude.
From In the Musgrave Ranges by Sayce, Conrad H. (Conrad Harvey)
