Synonyms of groveled

groveled

verb

variants or grovelled

past tense of grovel

1

as in recoiled

to draw back or crouch down in fearful submission

the way in which the abused dog would grovel whenever its owner came near

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recoiled
• flinched
• cowered
• cringed
• quailed
• blanched
• fawned
• shrank
• shrunk
• whitened
• kowtowed
• blenched
• toadied
• squinched

2

as in crawled

to move slowly with the body close to the ground

because of their anatomy, bats can only grovel while moving along the ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crawled
• slid
• slithered
• crouched
• snaked
• crept
• wriggled
• squatted
• wormed
• bellied
• stole
• snuck
• tiptoed
• nosed
• edged
• inched
• sneaked
• skulked