[ˈɡrɒvl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- lie or crawl abjectly on the ground with one's face downwards
(e.g: he grovelled at George's feet)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: back-formation from the obsolete adverb grovelling, from obsolete groof, grufe ‘the face or front’ (in the phrase on grufe, from Old Norse á grúfu ‘face downwards’) + the suffix -ling