Grovel
Grovel verb - To move slowly with the body close to the ground.
Usage example: because of their anatomy, bats can only grovel while moving along the ground
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Synonyms for Grovel
Wriggle and grovel are semantically related in crawl topic. In some cases you can use "Wriggle" instead a verb "Grovel".
Wriggle
Wriggle verb - To move slowly with the body close to the ground.
Usage example: a worm slowly wriggled across the sidewalk
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Synonyms for Wriggle
Grovel and wriggle are semantically related in crawl topic. Sometimes you can use "Grovel" instead a verb "Wriggle".
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Common collocations
| way | grovel way | wriggle way |
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Wriggle and Grovel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/grovel/wriggle
Grovel & Wriggle. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/grovel/wriggle>.
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