grub
noun
the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.
grubbing
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present participleof grub.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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It was a dangerous, pungent way to make a pittance, and I wonder what my Victorian sisters would think of grubbing around in the mud for the sheer joy of it.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2020
Much of it, indeed, is conducted at ground level, with Tom grubbing for mushrooms or eating a hard-boiled egg and then strewing the shell fragments around a vegetable patch.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 22, 2018
"This isn't a statesmanlike speech, this is one of somebody grubbing around in the weeds for weak arguments and it's a very poor speech in that regard."
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2018
The late George Steinbrenner would be envious of such greedy grubbing title grabbing.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2016
“We go grubbing along day after day, without a bit of change, and very little fun. We might as well be in a treadmill.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
