2 uses
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Definition
to show submission or fear — sometimes by crawling or lying face down
- You are the first—yes, Miss Western, you are the first of your name who ever entertained so grovelling a thought.Book 6 (37% in)
- I am sorry, niece, you force me to use these words, but I cannot bear your groveling temper; you have none of the blood of the Westerns in you.Book 17 (36% in)
There are no more uses of "grovel" in Tom Jones.
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