grovel

verb5

1. •
   To be prone on the ground.
2. •
   To abase oneself before another person.

   • She refused to grovel in front of the bully, standing her ground.
3. •
   To be slavishly nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something.

   • He had to grovel before his boss after missing the important meeting.
   • He hated to grovel, but he knew it was the only way to save his job.
4. •
   To crawl.

   • In the tube station, the old ones who were on the way out / Would dribble and vomit and grovel and shout — 1985
5. •
   To take pleasure in mundane activities.