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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.
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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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Words related to grabble

cast about, examine, explore, feel, finger, fish, flounder, fumble, handle, manipulate, poke, pry, root, scrabble, search, touch

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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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