grabble
verb
grab·ble ˈgra-bəl 
grabbled; grabbling ˈgra-b(ə-)liŋ
intransitive verb
1
: to search with the hand : grope
2
: to lie or fall prone : sprawl
grabbler
ˈgra-b(ə-)lər
noun 
Word History
Etymology
Dutch grabbelen, from Middle Dutch, frequentative of grabben
First Known Use
circa 1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1
grabbled
verb
as in grabbed
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- grabbed
- snatched
- seized
- captured
- clutched
- nabbed
- corralled
- ransacked
- looked
- raked
- nailed
- got
- rummaged
- combed
- scoured
- reached
- dredged
- rifled
- dug (through)
- hunted
- groped
- fumbled
- scrabbled
- felt
- cast about
- fished
- sought (out)