grabble

[ grab-uhl ]

/ ˈgræb əl /

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verb (used without object), grab·bled, grab·bling.

to feel or search with the hands; grope.

to sprawl; scramble.

Origin of grabble

1570–80; grab¹ + -le; compare Dutch grabbelen

OTHER WORDS FROM grabble

grabbler, noun

Words nearby grabble

Graafian follicle, grab, grab bag, grab bar, grabber, grabble, grabby, graben, grab rope, Gracchi, Gracchus

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Example sentences from the Web for grabble

Then we jump up and go to him and all of us grabble dirt 'way and sho' 'nough it was a pot lid and it was on a pot.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration
Downey and Grabble are first-class people, I can assure you.
Secret Service or Recollections of a City Detective|Andrew Forrester
And there's few of the police would like to grabble with them.
Poets and Dreamers|Lady Augusta Gregory and Others
It was valuable enough to cover the debt of Downey and Grabble, although not to be easily realised in this country.
Secret Service or Recollections of a City Detective|Andrew Forrester

Mr. Brown saw that his money was lost, unless he could make those rascals Downey and Grabble pay.
Secret Service or Recollections of a City Detective|Andrew Forrester

British Dictionary definitions for grabble

grabble

/ (ˈɡræbəl) /

verb

(intr) to scratch or feel about with the hands

(intr) to fall to the ground; sprawl

(tr) Caribbean to seize rashly

Derived forms of grabble

grabbler, noun

Word Origin for grabble

C16: probably from Dutch grabbelen, from grabben to grab

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单词	grabble
释义	grabble [ grab-uhl ] / ˈgræb əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR grabble ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), grab·bled, grab·bling. to feel or search with the hands; grope. to sprawl; scramble. Origin of grabble 1570–80; grab¹ + -le; compare Dutch grabbelen OTHER WORDS FROM grabble grabbler, noun Words nearby grabble Graafian follicle, grab, grab bag, grab bar, grabber, grabble, grabby, graben, grab rope, Gracchi, Gracchus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grabble Then we jump up and go to him and all of us grabble dirt 'way and sho' 'nough it was a pot lid and it was on a pot. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves\|Work Projects Administration Downey and Grabble are first-class people, I can assure you. Secret Service or Recollections of a City Detective\|Andrew Forrester And there's few of the police would like to grabble with them. Poets and Dreamers\|Lady Augusta Gregory and Others It was valuable enough to cover the debt of Downey and Grabble, although not to be easily realised in this country. Secret Service or Recollections of a City Detective\|Andrew Forrester Mr. Brown saw that his money was lost, unless he could make those rascals Downey and Grabble pay. Secret Service or Recollections of a City Detective\|Andrew Forrester British Dictionary definitions for grabble grabble / (ˈɡræbəl) / verb (intr) to scratch or feel about with the hands (intr) to fall to the ground; sprawl (tr) Caribbean to seize rashly Derived forms of grabble grabbler, noun Word Origin for grabble C16: probably from Dutch grabbelen, from grabben to grab Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to grabble examine, explore, feel, finger, fish, flounder, fumble, handle, manipulate, poke, pry, root, search, touch, cast about, scrabble
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grabble

verb (used without object), grab·bled, grab·bling.

Origin of grabble

OTHER WORDS FROM grabble

Words nearby grabble

Example sentences from the Web for grabble

British Dictionary definitions for grabble

verb

Derived forms of grabble

Word Origin for grabble

Words related to grabble