grovels
Crawls in supplication
Grovels is the third-person singular of grovel, meaning to lie or crawl face down in a position of submission or fear: The prisoner groveled before the king.
More often, grovel describes abasing oneself emotionally—begging, flattering, or apologizing excessively to gain favor or forgiveness: He groveled for weeks after forgetting their anniversary.
Moving on hands, knees
- prostrateLying fully extended
- floorIndoor walking surface
- dirtLoose dry earth
- kneesLeg joints with caps
ground · belly · face-down · sprawling · crouching · low · scraping · writhing
Earnest desperate requesting
- pleadingUrgent heartfelt request
- kneelingLowering onto bent legs
- bowingBending forward in deference
- prostratingLying flat in submission
cowering · cringing · supplicating · imploring · beseeching · entreating · humbling · lowering
Excessively praising, often insincerely
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- toadyingObsequious behavior seeking favor
- bootlickingServile flattery for advantage
- brown-nosingObsequious flattery for favor
ingratiating · obsequious · servile · unctuous · smarmy · apple-polishing · yes-man · kowtowing
crawling
Moving on hands, knees
knees · ground · belly · face-down · sprawling · crouching · low · scraping · writhing · wallowing
begging
Earnest desperate requesting
prostrating · cowering · cringing · supplicating · imploring · beseeching · entreating · humbling · lowering · stooping
flattering
Excessively praising, often insincerely
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- toadyingObsequious behavior seeking favor
- bootlickingServile flattery for advantage
brown-nosing · ingratiating · obsequious · servile · unctuous · smarmy · apple-polishing · yes-man · kowtowing · pandering
grovelsstands tall
Exhibits upright pride
rises · towers · looms · rears up · straightens
grovelsdominates
Exerts supreme control
commands · defies · lords over · stands up to · rebels
grovel, groveling, grovelling, grovelled, groveler, groveled, groveller, grovelers, grovellers