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grab-bled
grab·ble
/
ˈgræb
əl
/
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[
grab
-
uh
l
]
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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:
1570–80;
grab
1
+
-le
; compare
Dutch
grabbelen
Related forms
grab·bler,
noun
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grabble
(ˈɡræb
ə
l)
—
vb
1.
(
intr
) to scratch or feel about with the hands
2.
(
intr
) to fall to the ground; sprawl
3.
(
Caribbean
) (
tr
) to seize rashly
[C16: probably from Dutch
grabbelen,
from
grabben
to
grab
]
'grabbler
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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