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Definition of grabble in English: grabbleverb ˈɡrab(ə)lˈɡræbəl [no object]archaic 1Feel or search with the hands; grope about. Example sentencesExamples - She grabbled the ball off the ground and flung it at his head, causing him to duck.
- I nodded, surprised, and wondering why I'd confide in a teacher, then grabbled my backpack and left the classroom.
- I managed to tread on another rock, which made me wobble a bit, Danielle quickly grabbling me to stop me plummeting over the side to my death.
- They deserve to grabble in the dirt and get nothing for it but a dry gut-rumble.
Synonyms fumble, scrabble, fish, ferret, ferret about, ferret around, rummage, rummage about, rummage around, rummage round, root about, root around, feel, cast about, cast around, cast round, search, hunt, look 2Sprawl or tumble on all fours. Synonyms fall, fall over, fall down, topple over, lose one's footing, lose one's balance, keel over, pitch over, take a spill, collapse, fall headlong, fall head over heels, fall end over end
Origin Late 16th century: probably from Dutch grabbelen 'scramble for a thing', from Middle Dutch grabben (see grab). Rhymes babble, bedabble, dabble, drabble, gabble, rabble, scrabble Definition of grabble in US English: grabbleverbˈɡrabəlˈɡræbəl [no object]archaic 1Feel or search with the hands; grope about. Example sentencesExamples - I managed to tread on another rock, which made me wobble a bit, Danielle quickly grabbling me to stop me plummeting over the side to my death.
- They deserve to grabble in the dirt and get nothing for it but a dry gut-rumble.
- She grabbled the ball off the ground and flung it at his head, causing him to duck.
- I nodded, surprised, and wondering why I'd confide in a teacher, then grabbled my backpack and left the classroom.
Synonyms fumble, scrabble, fish, ferret, ferret about, ferret around, rummage, rummage about, rummage around, rummage round, root about, root around, feel, cast about, cast around, cast round, search, hunt, look - 1.1 Sprawl or tumble on all fours.
Synonyms fall, fall over, fall down, topple over, lose one's footing, lose one's balance, keel over, pitch over, take a spill, collapse, fall headlong, fall head over heels, fall end over end
Origin Late 16th century: probably from Dutch grabbelen ‘scramble for a thing’, from Middle Dutch grabben (see grab). |