grub
noun
the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.
was grubbing
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past progressiveof grub.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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This woman nodded to me briefly, and then called to her little boy who was grubbing with some kittens at the back.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
This was one of the small black bears, and the creature was grubbing like a hog among the decaying weed for the roots of the wild cabbage, which flourishes in such places.
From Lorimer of the Northwest by Alfred James Dewey
While Mr Hazlit’s mind ran on thus, and his eyes dreamily watched the bubbles on the surface of the sea, our hero was grubbing like a big-headed goblin among the wreckage at the bottom.
From Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters by Francis B. Pearson
As we were going back, I came to where a poor fellow was grubbing, and he looked like the very picture of hard times.
From A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. by Davy Crockett
The bear was grubbing about on the hillside, and we took our position so that he crossed us under a hundred yards.
From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various
