Grovel
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To be prone on the ground. To crawl To abase oneself before another person. To be nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something. To take pleasure in mundane activities.
Creep
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.Of plants, to grow across a surface rather than upwards.To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.To make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails)A relatively small gradual change, variation or deviation (from a planned value) in a measure.A slight displacement of an object: the slight movement of somethingIn sewn books, the tendency of pages on the inside of a quire to stand out farther than those on the outside of it.An increase in strain with time; the gradual flow or deformation of a material under stress.The imperceptible downslope movement of surface rock.An annoying irritating personA frightening and/or disconcerting person, especially one who gives the speaker chills or who induces psychosomatic facial itching.A barrier with small openings used to keep large animals out while allowing smaller animals to pass through.
Example sentence: I often think that could we creep behind the actor's eyes, we would find an attic of forgotten toys and a copy of the Domesday Book.