HyperDic: grovel

English > 1 sense of the word *grovel*:
VERB	motion	grovel, fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower	show submission or fear

grovel > pronunciation
Sounds	graa'vahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *grovel*: 1 sense > verb 1, motion
Meaning	show submission or fear.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower
Broader	bend, flex	form a curve
Spanish	humillarse
Catalan	arrossegar-se, arrossegar, humiliar-se
Nouns	groveller, groveler	someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect