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Grabble
Meaning
Verb
●
To
search
with
one's
hands
and
fingers
; to
attempt
to
grasp
something.
●
To
search
in a
similar
way using an implement.
●
To
touch
(someone) with
one's
hands
or
fingers
, sometimes in a
sexual
way.
●
To
pick
(something or someone) up
hastily
,
roughly
or clumsily.
●
To
attempt
to
grab
; to
grasp
at (something).
●
To
pull
,
lift
or
dig
(something) (
out of
the
ground
) by
searching
with
one's
hands
and fingers.
●
To
lift
(something) out in a
similar
way using an implement.
●
To
catch
fish
by
reaching
into the water with
one's
hand.
●
To
fish
on the grabble.
●
To
utter
inarticulate
sounds
, often
quickly
and
loudly
; to
say
(something)
quickly
,
idly
or foolishly.
●
To
lie
prostrate
; to
sprawl
on the ground.
Noun
●
A method of
fishing
using a
line
with several
hooks
fastened
to it
along with
a lead
weight
so that the
hooks
sit on
the bottom.
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Origin
grabble
English
-le
English
-el
Middle English (1100-1500)
-el
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-elen
Middle English (1100-1500)
grab
English
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Etym
Synonyms
Fumble
Grope
Grubble
Root
Rummage
Fondle
Grab
Seize
Snatch
Clutch
Grip
Grasp
Grub
Noodle
Babble
Gabble
Gibber
Jabber
Grovel
Feel Around
Feel Up
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