were grovelling
- past progressive of grovel.
Example Sentences
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I’ve been thinking it out while you were grovelling up there like a rat, and I think that the air will soon be all driven out of the mine by the water.
From Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea by Hurst, Hal
They were grovelling at his feet on the instant, and a driver behind me laughed.
From Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East by Overend, William Heysham
There was an old sack, by way of rug, before the fireplace, and four or five children were grovelling about, among the sand on the floor.
From Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people by Dickens, Charles
The young woman stared at him as though he were grovelling stupidity, and then lay back on her cushions with a "You will drive on, Samuel."
From The Highwayman by Bailey, H. C. (Henry Christopher)
They both practised the most rigorous penance, professed to aspire after absolute purity, but in their conduct and principles they were grovelling, intriguing, profligate and ambitious.
From Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues by Alberger, John
