[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

grovel \grov"el\, v. i. imp.  p. p. groveledor grovelled;
   p. pr.  vb. n. groveling or grovelling. from oe.
   grovelinge, grufelinge, adv., on the face, prone, which was
   misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf. oe. gruf, groff, in the same
   sense; of scand. origin, cf. icel. gr=ufa, in =a gr=ufu
   on the face, prone, gr=ufa to grovel.
   1. to creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to
      lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the
      earth; to lie flat on one's belly, expressive of
      abjectness; to crawl.
      1913 webster

            to creep and grovel on the ground.    --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. to tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to
      be low, abject, or mean.
      1913 webster
see also:
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