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 Fiat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl., To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean.
I'll never grovel to anyone for anything.
You don't have to grovel and beg, you are welcome to the last piece of cake.
Winston Churchill refused to grovel to the Nazis in 1939.
The guilty convict could only grovel and plead for the mercy of the court.
If you grovel before the manager, he may not fire you for being an hour late.
You wouldn't have to grovel if you would just correct your habitual tardiness.
grovel
Grovel, plead, ask for forgiveness, give her empty promises and... oh, did I mention grovel?
stand, rise
"Hans my Hedgehog"
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shovel and grovel