v.
Pronunciation: ' gra-b ə l
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: grab · bled ; grab · bling \ -b( ə -)li ŋ \
Etymology: Dutch grabbelen, from Middle Dutch, frequentative of grabben
Date: circa 1580
1 : to search with the hand : GROPE
2 : to lie or fall prone : SPRAWL
– grab · bler \ -b( ə -)l ə r \ noun