grovel English

Meaning grovel meaning

What does grovel mean?

grovel

— verb (= fawn) show submission or fear

Synonyms grovel synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as grovel?

grovel English » English

crawl

fawn

cringe

creep

cower

truckle

kowtow

demean

crouch

worm

wheedle

welter

trundle

toady

stoop

sneak

servile

rush at

roll

prostrate

lower oneself

lie down

humble oneself

formicate

flinch

flatter

fall into swoon

entreat

demean oneself

deign

dawdle

condescend

coax

climb

claw

bow low

bootlick

beg

adulate

abase oneself

Topics grovel topics

What do people use grovel to talk about?

Physical actions Posture

Bow

• What words describe how a person bows?
  sweeping bow bow low deep bow slight bow bow your head his head fell incline your head nod curtsy genuflect kowtow prostrate grovel

Conjugation grovel conjugation

How do you conjugate grovel?

grovel · verb

Present I grovel

Positive I grovel

Singular

1st person I grovel

2nd person you grovel

3rd person he/she/it grovels

Plural

1st person we grovel

2nd person you grovel

3rd person they grovel

Negative I don't grovel

Singular

1st person I don't grovel I do not grovel

2nd person you don't grovel you do not grovel

3rd person he/she/it doesn't grovel he/she/it does not grovel

Plural

1st person we don't grovel we do not grovel

2nd person you don't grovel you do not grovel

3rd person they don't grovel they do not grovel

Question do I grovel?

Singular

1st person do I grovel?

2nd person do you grovel?

3rd person does he/she/it grovel?

Plural

1st person do we grovel?

2nd person do you grovel?

3rd person do they grovel?

Negative question don't I grovel?

Singular

1st person don't I grovel? do I not grovel?

2nd person don't you grovel? do you not grovel?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it grovel? does he/she/it not grovel?

Plural

1st person don't we grovel? do we not grovel?

2nd person don't you grovel? do you not grovel?

3rd person don't they grovel? do they not grovel?

Past I groveled

Positive I groveled

Singular

1st person I groveled I grovelled

2nd person you groveled you grovelled

3rd person he/she/it groveled he/she/it grovelled

Plural

1st person we groveled we grovelled

2nd person you groveled you grovelled

3rd person they groveled they grovelled

Negative I didn't grovel

Singular

1st person I didn't grovel I did not grovel

2nd person you didn't grovel you did not grovel

3rd person he/she/it didn't grovel he/she/it did not grovel

Plural

1st person we didn't grovel we did not grovel

2nd person you didn't grovel you did not grovel

3rd person they didn't grovel they did not grovel

Question did I grovel?

Singular

1st person did I grovel?

2nd person did you grovel?

3rd person did he/she/it grovel?

Plural

1st person did we grovel?

2nd person did you grovel?

3rd person did they grovel?

Negative question didn't I grovel?

Singular

1st person didn't I grovel? did I not grovel?

2nd person didn't you grovel? did you not grovel?

3rd person didn't he/she/it grovel? did he/she/it not grovel?

Plural

1st person didn't we grovel? did we not grovel?

2nd person didn't you grovel? did you not grovel?

3rd person didn't they grovel? did they not grovel?

Future I'll grovel

Positive I'll grovel

Singular

1st person I'll grovel I will grovel

2nd person you'll grovel you will grovel

3rd person he/she/it'll grovel he/she/it will grovel

Plural

1st person we'll grovel we will grovel

2nd person you'll grovel you will grovel

3rd person they'll grovel they will grovel

Negative I won't grovel

Singular

1st person I won't grovel I will not grovel

2nd person you won't grovel you will not grovel

3rd person he/she/it won't grovel he/she/it will not grovel

Plural

1st person we won't grovel we will not grovel

2nd person you won't grovel you will not grovel

3rd person they won't grovel they will not grovel

Question will I grovel?

Singular

1st person will I grovel?

2nd person will you grovel?

3rd person will he/she/it grovel?

Plural

1st person will we grovel?

2nd person will you grovel?

3rd person will they grovel?

Negative question won't I grovel?

Singular

1st person won't I grovel? will I not grovel?

2nd person won't you grovel? will you not grovel?

3rd person won't he/she/it grovel? will he/she/it not grovel?

Plural

1st person won't we grovel? will we not grovel?

2nd person won't you grovel? will you not grovel?

3rd person won't they grovel? will they not grovel?

Conditional I'd grovel

Positive I'd grovel

Singular

1st person I'd grovel I would grovel

2nd person you'd grovel you would grovel

3rd person he/she/it'd grovel he/she/it would grovel

Plural

1st person we'd grovel we would grovel

2nd person you'd grovel you would grovel

3rd person they'd grovel they would grovel

Negative I wouldn't grovel

Singular

1st person I wouldn't grovel I would not grovel

2nd person you wouldn't grovel you would not grovel

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't grovel he/she/it would not grovel

Plural

1st person we wouldn't grovel we would not grovel

2nd person you wouldn't grovel you would not grovel

3rd person they wouldn't grovel they would not grovel

Question would I grovel?

Singular

1st person would I grovel?

2nd person would you grovel?

3rd person would he/she/it grovel?

Plural

1st person would we grovel?

2nd person would you grovel?

3rd person would they grovel?

Negative question wouldn't I grovel?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I grovel? would I not grovel?

2nd person wouldn't you grovel? would you not grovel?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it grovel? would he/she/it not grovel?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we grovel? would we not grovel?

2nd person wouldn't you grovel? would you not grovel?

3rd person wouldn't they grovel? would they not grovel?

Present continuous I'm groveling

Positive I'm groveling

Singular

1st person I'm groveling I'm grovelling I am groveling I am grovelling

2nd person you're groveling you're grovelling you are groveling you are grovelling

3rd person he/she/it's groveling he/she/it's grovelling he/she/it is groveling he/she/it is grovelling

Plural

1st person we're groveling we're grovelling we are groveling we are grovelling

2nd person you're groveling you're grovelling you are groveling you are grovelling

3rd person they're groveling they're grovelling they are groveling they are grovelling

Negative I'm not groveling

Singular

1st person I'm not groveling I'm not grovelling I am not groveling I am not grovelling

2nd person you aren't groveling you aren't grovelling you're not groveling you're not grovelling you are not groveling you are not grovelling

3rd person he/she/it isn't groveling he/she/it isn't grovelling he/she/it's not groveling he/she/it's not grovelling he/she/it is not groveling he/she/it is not grovelling

Plural

1st person we aren't groveling we aren't grovelling we're not groveling we're not grovelling we are not groveling we are not grovelling

2nd person you aren't groveling you aren't grovelling you're not groveling you're not grovelling you are not groveling you are not grovelling

3rd person they aren't groveling they aren't grovelling they're not groveling they're not grovelling they are not groveling they are not grovelling

Question am I groveling?

Singular

1st person am I groveling? am I grovelling?

2nd person are you groveling? are you grovelling?

3rd person is he/she/it groveling? is he/she/it grovelling?

Plural

1st person are we groveling? are we grovelling?

2nd person are you groveling? are you grovelling?

3rd person are they groveling? are they grovelling?

Negative question aren't I groveling?

Singular

1st person aren't I groveling? aren't I grovelling? am I not groveling? am I not grovelling?

2nd person aren't you groveling? aren't you grovelling? are you not groveling? are you not grovelling?

3rd person isn't he/she/it groveling? isn't he/she/it grovelling? is he/she/it not groveling? is he/she/it not grovelling?

Plural

1st person aren't we groveling? aren't we grovelling? are we not groveling? are we not grovelling?

2nd person aren't you groveling? aren't you grovelling? are you not groveling? are you not grovelling?

3rd person aren't they groveling? aren't they grovelling? are they not groveling? are they not grovelling?

Past continuous I was groveling

Positive I was groveling

Singular

1st person I was groveling I was grovelling

2nd person you were groveling you were grovelling

3rd person he/she/it was groveling he/she/it was grovelling

Plural

1st person we were groveling we were grovelling

2nd person you were groveling you were grovelling

3rd person they were groveling they were grovelling

Negative I wasn't groveling

Singular

1st person I wasn't groveling I wasn't grovelling I was not groveling I was not grovelling

2nd person you weren't groveling you weren't grovelling you were not groveling you were not grovelling

3rd person he/she/it wasn't groveling he/she/it wasn't grovelling he/she/it was not groveling he/she/it was not grovelling

Plural

1st person we weren't groveling we weren't grovelling we were not groveling we were not grovelling

2nd person you weren't groveling you weren't grovelling you were not groveling you were not grovelling

3rd person they weren't groveling they weren't grovelling they were not groveling they were not grovelling

Question was I groveling?

Singular

1st person was I groveling? was I grovelling?

2nd person were you groveling? were you grovelling?

3rd person was he/she/it groveling? was he/she/it grovelling?

Plural

1st person were we groveling? were we grovelling?

2nd person were you groveling? were you grovelling?

3rd person were they groveling? were they grovelling?

Negative question wasn't I groveling?

Singular

1st person wasn't I groveling? wasn't I grovelling? was I not groveling? was I not grovelling?

2nd person weren't you groveling? weren't you grovelling? were you not groveling? were you not grovelling?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it groveling? wasn't he/she/it grovelling? was he/she/it not groveling? was he/she/it not grovelling?

Plural

1st person weren't we groveling? weren't we grovelling? were we not groveling? were we not grovelling?

2nd person weren't you groveling? weren't you grovelling? were you not groveling? were you not grovelling?

3rd person weren't they groveling? weren't they grovelling? were they not groveling? were they not grovelling?

Future continuous I'll be groveling

Positive I'll be groveling

Singular

1st person I'll be groveling I'll be grovelling I will be groveling I will be grovelling

2nd person you'll be groveling you'll be grovelling you will be groveling you will be grovelling

3rd person he/she/it'll be groveling he/she/it'll be grovelling he/she/it will be groveling he/she/it will be grovelling

Plural

1st person we'll be groveling we'll be grovelling we will be groveling we will be grovelling

2nd person you'll be groveling you'll be grovelling you will be groveling you will be grovelling

3rd person they'll be groveling they'll be grovelling they will be groveling they will be grovelling

Negative I won't be groveling

Singular

1st person I won't be groveling I won't be grovelling I will not be groveling I will not be grovelling

2nd person you won't be groveling you won't be grovelling you will not be groveling you will not be grovelling

3rd person he/she/it won't be groveling he/she/it won't be grovelling he/she/it will not be groveling he/she/it will not be grovelling

Plural

1st person we won't be groveling we won't be grovelling we will not be groveling we will not be grovelling

2nd person you won't be groveling you won't be grovelling you will not be groveling you will not be grovelling

3rd person they won't be groveling they won't be grovelling they will not be groveling they will not be grovelling

Question will I be groveling?

Singular

1st person will I be groveling? will I be grovelling?

2nd person will you be groveling? will you be grovelling?

3rd person will he/she/it be groveling? will he/she/it be grovelling?

Plural

1st person will we be groveling? will we be grovelling?

2nd person will you be groveling? will you be grovelling?

3rd person will they be groveling? will they be grovelling?

Negative question won't I be groveling?

Singular

1st person won't I be groveling? won't I be grovelling? will I not be groveling? will I not be grovelling?

2nd person won't you be groveling? won't you be grovelling? will you not be groveling? will you not be grovelling?

3rd person won't he/she/it be groveling? won't he/she/it be grovelling? will he/she/it not be groveling? will he/she/it not be grovelling?

Plural

1st person won't we be groveling? won't we be grovelling? will we not be groveling? will we not be grovelling?

2nd person won't you be groveling? won't you be grovelling? will you not be groveling? will you not be grovelling?

3rd person won't they be groveling? won't they be grovelling? will they not be groveling? will they not be grovelling?

Conditional continuous I'd be groveling

Positive I'd be groveling

Singular

1st person I'd be groveling I'd be grovelling I would be groveling I would be grovelling

2nd person you'd be groveling you'd be grovelling you would be groveling you would be grovelling

3rd person he/she/it'd be groveling he/she/it'd be grovelling he/she/it would be groveling he/she/it would be grovelling

Plural

1st person we'd be groveling we'd be grovelling we would be groveling we would be grovelling

2nd person you'd be groveling you'd be grovelling you would be groveling you would be grovelling

3rd person they'd be groveling they'd be grovelling they would be groveling they would be grovelling

Negative I wouldn't be groveling

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be groveling I wouldn't be grovelling I would not be groveling I would not be grovelling

2nd person you wouldn't be groveling you wouldn't be grovelling you would not be groveling you would not be grovelling

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be groveling he/she/it wouldn't be grovelling he/she/it would not be groveling he/she/it would not be grovelling

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be groveling we wouldn't be grovelling we would not be groveling we would not be grovelling

2nd person you wouldn't be groveling you wouldn't be grovelling you would not be groveling you would not be grovelling

3rd person they wouldn't be groveling they wouldn't be grovelling they would not be groveling they would not be grovelling

Question would I be groveling?

Singular

1st person would I be groveling? would I be grovelling?

2nd person would you be groveling? would you be grovelling?

3rd person would he/she/it be groveling? would he/she/it be grovelling?

Plural

1st person would we be groveling? would we be grovelling?

2nd person would you be groveling? would you be grovelling?

3rd person would they be groveling? would they be grovelling?

Negative question wouldn't I be groveling?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be groveling? wouldn't I be grovelling? would I not be groveling? would I not be grovelling?

2nd person wouldn't you be groveling? wouldn't you be grovelling? would you not be groveling? would you not be grovelling?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be groveling? wouldn't he/she/it be grovelling? would he/she/it not be groveling? would he/she/it not be grovelling?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be groveling? wouldn't we be grovelling? would we not be groveling? would we not be grovelling?

2nd person wouldn't you be groveling? wouldn't you be grovelling? would you not be groveling? would you not be grovelling?

3rd person wouldn't they be groveling? wouldn't they be grovelling? would they not be groveling? would they not be grovelling?

Present perfect I've groveled

Positive I've groveled

Singular

1st person I've groveled I've grovelled I have groveled I have grovelled

2nd person you've groveled you've grovelled you have groveled you have grovelled

3rd person he/she/it's groveled he/she/it's grovelled he/she/it has groveled he/she/it has grovelled

Plural

1st person we've groveled we've grovelled we have groveled we have grovelled

2nd person you've groveled you've grovelled you have groveled you have grovelled

3rd person they've groveled they've grovelled they have groveled they have grovelled

Negative I haven't groveled

Singular

1st person I haven't groveled I haven't grovelled I have not groveled I have not grovelled

2nd person you haven't groveled you haven't grovelled you have not groveled you have not grovelled

3rd person he/she/it hasn't groveled he/she/it hasn't grovelled he/she/it has not groveled he/she/it has not grovelled

Plural

1st person we haven't groveled we haven't grovelled we have not groveled we have not grovelled

2nd person you haven't groveled you haven't grovelled you have not groveled you have not grovelled

3rd person they haven't groveled they haven't grovelled they have not groveled they have not grovelled

Question have I groveled?

Singular

1st person have I groveled? have I grovelled?

2nd person have you groveled? have you grovelled?

3rd person has he/she/it groveled? has he/she/it grovelled?

Plural

1st person have we groveled? have we grovelled?

2nd person have you groveled? have you grovelled?

3rd person have they groveled? have they grovelled?

Negative question haven't I groveled?

Singular

1st person haven't I groveled? haven't I grovelled? have I not groveled? have I not grovelled?

2nd person haven't you groveled? haven't you grovelled? have you not groveled? have you not grovelled?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it groveled? hasn't he/she/it grovelled? has he/she/it not groveled? has he/she/it not grovelled?

Plural

1st person haven't we groveled? haven't we grovelled? have we not groveled? have we not grovelled?

2nd person haven't you groveled? haven't you grovelled? have you not groveled? have you not grovelled?

3rd person haven't they groveled? haven't they grovelled? have they not groveled? have they not grovelled?

Past perfect I had groveled

Positive I had groveled

Singular

1st person I had groveled I had grovelled

2nd person you had groveled you had grovelled

3rd person he/she/it had groveled he/she/it had grovelled

Plural

1st person we had groveled we had grovelled

2nd person you had groveled you had grovelled

3rd person they had groveled they had grovelled

Negative I hadn't groveled

Singular

1st person I hadn't groveled I hadn't grovelled I had not groveled I had not grovelled

2nd person you hadn't groveled you hadn't grovelled you had not groveled you had not grovelled

3rd person he/she/it hadn't groveled he/she/it hadn't grovelled he/she/it had not groveled he/she/it had not grovelled

Plural

1st person we hadn't groveled we hadn't grovelled we had not groveled we had not grovelled

2nd person you hadn't groveled you hadn't grovelled you had not groveled you had not grovelled

3rd person they hadn't groveled they hadn't grovelled they had not groveled they had not grovelled

Question had I groveled?

Singular

1st person had I groveled? had I grovelled?

2nd person had you groveled? had you grovelled?

3rd person had he/she/it groveled? had he/she/it grovelled?

Plural

1st person had we groveled? had we grovelled?

2nd person had you groveled? had you grovelled?

3rd person had they groveled? had they grovelled?

Negative question hadn't I groveled?

Singular

1st person hadn't I groveled? hadn't I grovelled? had I not groveled? had I not grovelled?

2nd person hadn't you groveled? hadn't you grovelled? had you not groveled? had you not grovelled?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it groveled? hadn't he/she/it grovelled? had he/she/it not groveled? had he/she/it not grovelled?

Plural

1st person hadn't we groveled? hadn't we grovelled? had we not groveled? had we not grovelled?

2nd person hadn't you groveled? hadn't you grovelled? had you not groveled? had you not grovelled?

3rd person hadn't they groveled? hadn't they grovelled? had they not groveled? had they not grovelled?

Future perfect I'll have groveled

Positive I'll have groveled

Singular

1st person I'll have groveled I'll have grovelled I will have groveled I will have grovelled

2nd person you'll have groveled you'll have grovelled you will have groveled you will have grovelled

3rd person he/she/it'll have groveled he/she/it'll have grovelled he/she/it will have groveled he/she/it will have grovelled

Plural

1st person we'll have groveled we'll have grovelled we will have groveled we will have grovelled

2nd person you'll have groveled you'll have grovelled you will have groveled you will have grovelled

3rd person they'll have groveled they'll have grovelled they will have groveled they will have grovelled

Negative I won't have groveled

Singular

1st person I won't have groveled I won't have grovelled I will not have groveled I will not have grovelled

2nd person you won't have groveled you won't have grovelled you will not have groveled you will not have grovelled

3rd person he/she/it won't have groveled he/she/it won't have grovelled he/she/it will not have groveled he/she/it will not have grovelled

Plural

1st person we won't have groveled we won't have grovelled we will not have groveled we will not have grovelled

2nd person you won't have groveled you won't have grovelled you will not have groveled you will not have grovelled

3rd person they won't have groveled they won't have grovelled they will not have groveled they will not have grovelled

Question +'ll I have groveled?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have groveled? +'ll I have grovelled? will I have groveled? will I have grovelled?

2nd person +'ll you have groveled? +'ll you have grovelled? will you have groveled? will you have grovelled?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have groveled? +'ll he/she/it have grovelled? will he/she/it have groveled? will he/she/it have grovelled?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have groveled? +'ll we have grovelled? will we have groveled? will we have grovelled?

2nd person +'ll you have groveled? +'ll you have grovelled? will you have groveled? will you have grovelled?

3rd person +'ll they have groveled? +'ll they have grovelled? will they have groveled? will they have grovelled?

Negative question won't I have groveled?

Singular

1st person won't I have groveled? won't I have grovelled? will I not have groveled? will I not have grovelled?

2nd person won't you have groveled? won't you have grovelled? will you not have groveled? will you not have grovelled?

3rd person won't he/she/it have groveled? won't he/she/it have grovelled? will he/she/it not have groveled? will he/she/it not have grovelled?

Plural

1st person won't we have groveled? won't we have grovelled? will we not have groveled? will we not have grovelled?

2nd person won't you have groveled? won't you have grovelled? will you not have groveled? will you not have grovelled?

3rd person won't they have groveled? won't they have grovelled? will they not have groveled? will they not have grovelled?

Conditional perfect I'd have groveled

Positive I'd have groveled

Singular

1st person I'd have groveled I'd have grovelled I would have groveled I would have grovelled

2nd person you'd have groveled you'd have grovelled you would have groveled you would have grovelled

3rd person he/she/it'd have groveled he/she/it'd have grovelled he/she/it would have groveled he/she/it would have grovelled

Plural

1st person we'd have groveled we'd have grovelled we would have groveled we would have grovelled

2nd person you'd have groveled you'd have grovelled you would have groveled you would have grovelled

3rd person they'd have groveled they'd have grovelled they would have groveled they would have grovelled

Negative I wouldn't have groveled

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have groveled I wouldn't have grovelled I would not have groveled I would not have grovelled

2nd person you wouldn't have groveled you wouldn't have grovelled you would not have groveled you would not have grovelled

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have groveled he/she/it wouldn't have grovelled he/she/it would not have groveled he/she/it would not have grovelled

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have groveled we wouldn't have grovelled we would not have groveled we would not have grovelled

2nd person you wouldn't have groveled you wouldn't have grovelled you would not have groveled you would not have grovelled

3rd person they wouldn't have groveled they wouldn't have grovelled they would not have groveled they would not have grovelled

Question would I have groveled?

Singular

1st person would I have groveled? would I have grovelled?

2nd person would you have groveled? would you have grovelled?

3rd person would he/she/it have groveled? would he/she/it have grovelled?

Plural

1st person would we have groveled? would we have grovelled?

2nd person would you have groveled? would you have grovelled?

3rd person would they have groveled? would they have grovelled?

Negative question wouldn't I have groveled?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have groveled? wouldn't I have grovelled? would I not have groveled? would I not have grovelled?

2nd person wouldn't you have groveled? wouldn't you have grovelled? would you not have groveled? would you not have grovelled?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have groveled? wouldn't he/she/it have grovelled? would he/she/it not have groveled? would he/she/it not have grovelled?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have groveled? wouldn't we have grovelled? would we not have groveled? would we not have grovelled?

2nd person wouldn't you have groveled? wouldn't you have grovelled? would you not have groveled? would you not have grovelled?

3rd person wouldn't they have groveled? wouldn't they have grovelled? would they not have groveled? would they not have grovelled?

Imperative grovel!

Positive

you grovel!

we let's grovel!

Negative

you don't grovel!

we let's not grovel!