grovel

Questions about grovel

What does grovel mean?

grovel means "show submission or fear".

How many syllables are in grovel?

grovel has 2 syllables: gro-vel. The stress falls on "gro". In IPA it is /ˈɡɹɑvəl/.

What is another word for grovel?

Close synonyms include fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is grovel a common word?

grovel is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.