grabble
to feel or search with the hands; grope.
to sprawl; scramble.
Origin of grabble
1Other words from grabble
- grabbler, noun
Words Nearby grabble
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How to use grabble in a sentence
He engaged some boys to grabble out the nuts from the sand beds, urging care, but many of the best were broken and injured.
Walnut Growing in Oregon | VariousDowney and grabble are first-class people, I can assure you.
Secret Service or Recollections of a City Detective | Andrew ForresterMr. Brown went direct to the counting-house of Downey and grabble.
Secret Service or Recollections of a City Detective | Andrew ForresterMr. Brown saw that his money was lost, unless he could make those rascals Downey and grabble pay.
Secret Service or Recollections of a City Detective | Andrew ForresterIt was valuable enough to cover the debt of Downey and grabble, although not to be easily realised in this country.
Secret Service or Recollections of a City Detective | Andrew Forrester
British Dictionary definitions for grabble
/ (ˈɡræbəl) /
(intr) to scratch or feel about with the hands
(intr) to fall to the ground; sprawl
(tr) Caribbean to seize rashly
Origin of grabble
1Derived forms of grabble
- grabbler, noun
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