grovel

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of GROVEL

to draw back or crouch down in fearful submission <the way in which the abused dog would grovel whenever its owner came near>

Synonyms cringe, grovel, quail

Related Words flinch, recoil, shrink, squinch; blanch, blench, whiten; fawn, kowtow, toady

to move slowly with the body close to the ground <because of their anatomy, bats can only grovel while moving along the ground>

Synonyms belly, creep, grovel, slide, slither, snake, worm, wriggle

Related Words crouch, squat; edge, inch, nose; skulk, sneak, steal, tiptoe

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