grabble
/ˈɡrab(ə)l
/verb [no object] archaic
1Feel or search with the hands; grope about.They deserve to grabble in the dirt and get nothing for it but a dry gut-rumble....
- 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.
- I nodded, surprised, and wondering why I'd confide in a teacher, then grabbled my backpack and left the classroom.
2Sprawl or tumble on all fours.
Origin
Late 16th century: probably from Dutch grabbelen 'scramble for a thing', from Middle Dutch grabben (see grab).
Rhymes
- potato murrain
- potato-nose
- potato oats
- potato onion
- potato pancake
- potato patch
- potato peeling
- potato pie
- potato pit
- potato print
- potato printing
- potato puff
- potator
- potato race
- potato ring
- potato root
- potato root eelworm
- potato rot
- potatory
- potato salad
- potato scab
- potato scone
- potato-scoop
- potato set
- potato shop