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grab⋅ble

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

Origin:
1570–80; grab 1 + -le; cf. D grabbelen


grabbler, noun
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grab·ble   (grāb'əl)   
intr.v.   grab·bled, grab·bling, grab·bles
  1. To feel around with the hands; grope.

  2. To fall down; sprawl.


[Probably from Dutch grabbelen, from Middle Dutch, frequentative of grabben, to grab; see grab1.]
grab'bler n.
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