grabble
/ˈɡrab(ə)l
/verb [no object] archaic
1Feel or search with the hands; grope about.They deserve to grabble in the dirt and get nothing for it but a dry gut-rumble....
- I managed to tread on another rock, which made me wobble a bit, Danielle quickly grabbling me to stop me plummeting over the side to my death.
- I nodded, surprised, and wondering why I'd confide in a teacher, then grabbled my backpack and left the classroom.
2Sprawl or tumble on all fours.
Origin
Late 16th century: probably from Dutch grabbelen 'scramble for a thing', from Middle Dutch grabben (see grab).
Rhymes
- quinolone
- quinone
- quinonoid
- quinova-bitter
- quinovate
- quinovic acid
- quinovose
- quinoxalin
- quinoxaline
- quinoyl
- quinquagenarian
- quinquagenary
- quinquagene
- Quinquagesima
- quinquagesimal
- Quinquagesima Sunday
- quinquangle
- quinquangular
- quinquarticular
- Quinquatria
- Quinquatrus
- quinque-
- quinqueannulate
- quinquedentate
- quinquefarious