grabble

[ grab-uhl ]
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verb (used without object),grab·bled, grab·bling.
  1. to feel or search with the hands; grope.

  2. to sprawl; scramble.

Origin of grabble

1
1570–80; grab1 + -le; compare Dutch grabbelen

Other words from grabble

  • grabbler, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for grabble

grabble

/ (ˈɡræbəl) /


verb
  1. (intr) to scratch or feel about with the hands

  2. (intr) to fall to the ground; sprawl

  1. (tr) Caribbean to seize rashly

Origin of grabble

1
C16: probably from Dutch grabbelen, from grabben to grab

Derived forms of grabble

  • grabbler, noun

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