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Meanings of grovel (groveled) in English

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arrossegar-se

Show submission or fear.

arrossegar-se
Usage of groveled in English
1
And falling at my feet, she groveled in anguish as she pleaded:
The Forsaken Inn: A Novel
2
But a moment since the thing groveled, headless, upon this very table!
The Chessmen of Mars
3
His discretion took on the look of poltroonery and he groveled in shame.
We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
4
The words came from his lips in a breathy hiss as he groveled.
Key Out of Time
5
She did not want a lover who groveled in the dust before her.
A Man Four-Square
6
Here groveled the youth under the power of so-called stimulating medicaments.
Mr. World and Miss Church-Member: A Twentieth Century Allegory
7
She was in her proper person all that he coveted and groveled to.
Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man
8
Many times you have stood and fought, then groveled in defeat, begging mercy.
To the blight: the eye of the world
9
It was sickening the way they groveled so before their maker.
Thief of lives
10
He gave one screech and fell on his face and groveled.
The Metal Monster
11
And she hid her face at my feet and groveled there.
Vendetta: A Story of One Forgotten
12
Ashe said finally, ignoring Lal, who still groveled on the road.
The Time Traders
13
Oh, thank you, and Buckley the proud sophomore groveled out of the room.
Standard Selections / A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Pr...
14
And, helpless with fear, poor Pedro groveled in the dust.
Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac
15
The man howled in pain and groveled at her feet.
The Wolf’s Hour
16
Hain groveled all the more at this thought suddenly placed in her witless head.
Midnight at the well of souls
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Translations for groveled
Groveled through the time