1. To work interminably and without apparent progress. Often used
transitively with `over' or `through'. "The file scavenger has been
groveling through the /usr directories for 10 minutes now." Compare
{grind} and {crunch}. Emphatic form: grovel obscenely.
2. To examine minutely or in complete detail. "The compiler grovels
over the entire source program before beginning to translate it." "I
grovelled through all the documentation, but I still couldn't find
the command I wanted."
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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {buzz}{chug}{dump}{examining the entrails}{grind}{munch}{secondary damage}{silly walk}{wango}]