He puts his hands into his pockets, and keeps a
grabbling and fumbling. --Selden.
[1913 Webster]
2. To lie prostrate on the belly; to sprawl on the ground; to grovel. --Ainsworth. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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Grabbled — Grabble Grab ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Grabbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grabbling}.] [Freq. of grab; cf. D. grabbelen.] 1. To grope; to feel with the hands. [1913 Webster] He puts his hands into his pockets, and keeps a grabbling and fumbling. Selden … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grabble — intransitive verb (grabbled; grabbling) 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 • grabbler noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
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