GRABBLE


Meaning of GRABBLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgra-bəl ]

intransitive verb

( grab·bled ; grab·bling -b(ə-)liŋ)

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-)lər noun

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