How Do You Spell GROVELED?

Pronunciation: [ɡɹˈɒvə͡ld] (IPA)

Groveled is a verb that is often spelled "groveled" in American English. The IPA phonetic transcription for this word is /ˈɡrʌvəld/, which breaks down to g-r-uh-v-uh-l-d. The "e" at the end of the word is silent, which is common in English. The stress is on the second syllable, and the "v" and "l" sounds are pronounced separately. This word means to crawl or grovel on the ground in a subservient manner, and can also be spelled "grovelled" in British English.

GROVELED Meaning and Definition

1. Groveled is the past tense of the verb grovel. The term is defined as an action or behavior characterized by extreme subservience, humility, or degrading oneself in a manner often associated with begging or pleading. It involves showing excessive servility, behaving in a servile manner or crawling on the ground, typically to express abject submission, intense supplication, or desperate apology.

   A person who grovels displays an exaggerated level of deference or submission, going to great lengths to express their lowly status in relation to someone of higher authority or power. This submissive behavior may involve apologizing profusely, praising excessively, or unnecessarily sacrificing one's own dignity or self-respect.

   The term "grovel" can also be used metaphorically to describe someone who seeks favor, forgiveness, or mercy in a desperate or demeaning manner, even without physically prostrating themselves. In this sense, it implies a figurative act of prostration and expressing utter subservience in an attempt to gain some advantages or appease someone.

   Overall, the term "groveled" portrays an extreme act of subservience or prostration, suggesting a lack of self-confidence or self-respect while excessively pleading or begging for forgiveness or mercy.

Common Misspellings for GROVELED

• grovelled
• graveld
• groved
• groweld
• gravelled
• provaled
• trveled
• groweled
• grovell
• gloveles
• griseled
• froveled
• vroveled
• broveled
• hroveled
• yroveled
• Greveed
• urodelel

Etymology of GROVELED

The word groveled is derived from the word grovel, which in turn comes from the Middle English word grufe, meaning face down in the dirt. This Middle English term can be traced back to the Old Norse word grafva, which means to dig. The concept of lying face down in submission or servility is the underlying meaning of groveled.

Conjugate verb Groveled

CONDITIONAL

I would grovel

we would grovel

you would grovel

he/she/it would grovel

they would grovel

FUTURE

I will grovel

we will grovel

you will grovel

he/she/it will grovel

they will grovel

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have grovelled, will have groveled

we will have grovelled, will have groveled

you will have grovelled, will have groveled

he/she/it will have grovelled, will have groveled

they will have grovelled, will have groveled

PAST

I grovelled, groveled

we grovelled, groveled

you grovelled, groveled

he/she/it grovelled, groveled

they grovelled, groveled

PAST PERFECT

I had grovelled, had groveled

we had grovelled, had groveled

you had grovelled, had groveled

he/she/it had grovelled, had groveled

they had grovelled, had groveled

PRESENT

I grovel

we grovel

you grovel

he/she/it grovels

they grovel

PRESENT PERFECT

I have groveled, have grovelled

we have groveled, have grovelled

you have groveled, have grovelled

he/she/it has groveled, has grovelled

they have groveled, have grovelled

I am groveling, am grovelling

we are grovelling, are groveling

you are grovelling, are groveling

he/she/it is groveling, is grovelling

they are grovelling, are groveling

I was grovelling, was groveling

we were groveling, were grovelling

you were groveling, were grovelling

he/she/it was grovelling, was groveling

they were groveling, were grovelling

I will be groveling, will be grovelling

we will be groveling, will be grovelling

you will be groveling, will be grovelling

he/she/it will be groveling, will be grovelling

they will be groveling, will be grovelling

I have been groveling, have been grovelling

we have been groveling, have been grovelling

you have been grovelling, have been groveling

he/she/it has been groveling, has been grovelling

they have been grovelling, have been groveling

I had been grovelling, had been groveling

we had been grovelling, had been groveling

you had been grovelling, had been groveling

he/she/it had been grovelling, had been groveling

they had been grovelling, had been groveling

I will have been groveling, will have been grovelling

we will have been groveling, will have been grovelling

you will have been groveling, will have been grovelling

he/she/it will have been groveling, will have been grovelling

they will have been groveling, will have been grovelling

I would have grovelled, would have groveled

we would have grovelled, would have groveled

you would have grovelled, would have groveled

he/she/it would have grovelled, would have groveled

they would have grovelled, would have groveled

I would be grovelling, would be groveling

we would be grovelling, would be groveling

you would be grovelling, would be groveling

he/she/it would be grovelling, would be groveling

they would be grovelling, would be groveling

I would have been grovelling, would have been groveling

we would have been grovelling, would have been groveling

you would have been grovelling, would have been groveling

he/she/it would have been grovelling, would have been groveling

they would have been grovelling, would have been groveling