All 7 Uses of
grovel
in
The Two Towers
- 'Mercy, lord!' whined Wormtongue, grovelling on the ground.†
Chpt 3.6 *grovelling = showing submission or fearunconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use groveling.
- His horse bolted in terror, and he grovelled on the ground.†
Chpt 3.9grovelled = showed submission or fearunconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use groveled.
- His eyes smouldered with anger, but he could not avenge himself: his miserable enemy lay grovelling on the stones whimpering.†
Chpt 4.1grovelling = showing submission or fearunconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use groveling.
- Then crawling to Frodo's feet he grovelled before him, whispering hoarsely: a shudder ran over him, as if the words shook his very bones with fear.†
Chpt 4.1grovelled = showed submission or fearunconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use groveled.
- They fell forward, grovelling heedlessly on the cold earth.†
Chpt 4.2grovelling = showing submission or fearunconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use groveling.
- But what went on in his wretched heart between the pressure of the Eye, and the lust of the Ring that was so near, and his grovelling promise made half in the fear of cold iron, the hobbits did not guess: Frodo gave no thought to it.†
Chpt 4.2
- He grovelled on the ground and could speak no clear words but nice master.†
Chpt 4.3grovelled = showed submission or fearunconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use groveled.
Definition:
to show submission or fear -- sometimes by crawling or lying face down