Both Uses of
grovel
in
Leaves of Grass
- You Austral negro, naked, red, sooty, with protrusive lip, groveling, seeking your food!†
Chpt 6
- Have we not grovel'd here long enough, eating and drinking like mere brutes?†
Chpt 26 *
Definition:
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(grovel) to show submission or fear -- sometimes by crawling or lying face down