Both Uses of
grovel
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- They are swindlers, only there the scoundrel wears polished boots and here he grovels in filth and sees no harm in it.†
Chpt 5 *
- Conceit may be, that comes from youth, that will be corrected if need be, but, on the other hand, there is an independent spirit almost from childhood, boldness of thought and conviction, and not the spirit of these sausage makers, groveling before authority….†
Chpt 10
Definition:
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(grovel) to show submission or fear -- sometimes by crawling or lying face down