Both Uses of
grovel
in
The Grapes of Wrath
- And the preacher paced like a tiger, whipping the people with his voice, and they groveled and whined on the ground.†
Chpt 23 *groveled = showed submission or fear
- And when they were all in, waist deep in the water, and looking with frightened eyes at the master, he knelt down on the bank and he prayed for them; and he prayed that all men and women might grovel and whine on the ground.†
Chpt 23grovel = show submission or fear
Definition:
to show submission or fear -- sometimes by crawling or lying face down