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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grovel \Grov"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groveled}or {Grovelled};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Groveling} or {Grovelling}.] [From OE.
     grovelinge, grufelinge, adv., on the face, prone, which was
     misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf. OE. gruf, groff, in the same
     sense; of Scand. origin, cf. Icel. gr[=u]fa, in [=a] gr[=u]fu
     on the face, prone, gr[=u]fa to grovel.]


     1. To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to
        lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the
        earth; to lie flat on one's belly, expressive of
        abjectness; to crawl.
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              To creep and grovel on the ground.    --Dryden.
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     2. To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to
        be low, abject, or mean.
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