Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To feel around with the hands; grope.
- intransitive verb To fall down; sprawl.
- intransitive verb To catch a fish or try to catch a fish by hand; noodle.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To grope about; feel with the hands; make tentative grasps or clutches.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To grope; to feel with the hands.
- intransitive verb To lie prostrate on the belly; to sprawl on the ground; to grovel.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
search with one's hands and fingers; togrope . - verb To lie prostrate on the belly; to sprawl on the ground; to grovel.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Recently I have gone in to play with Archie and Quentin after they have gone to bed, and they have grown to expect me, jumping up, very soft and warm in their tommies, expecting me to roll them over on the bed and tickle and "grabble" in them.
Archie and Quentin 1919
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Everyone knows that a Black single mother is nothing but a hot mess with a big grabble ass.
Archive 2009-09-01 Renee 2009
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Everyone knows that a Black single mother is nothing but a hot mess with a big grabble ass.
The Cleveland Show Renee 2009
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Razzfrazzin gribble-grabble blargnashkrag rargenfarlarb!
Bush Acknowledges Tough Economic Times - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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“Come here, boys, and let your gorgeous auntie grabble her hairy little monkeys!”
The Almost Archer Sisters Lisa Gabriele 2008
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These issues will again continue to be in the agenda, as we grabble with issues, which will continue to contribute in the improvement and perfection of our democracy.
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When that's done, I will have you grabble-meshed individually to the police car, and my partner and I will loft you to the station.
The Norby Chronicles Asimov, Janet & Asimov, Isaac 1983
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To be thankful for coppers and not to interfere with the men while they grabble for gold, like swine round a trough, that is man's reading of the mission of women.
Beyond the City Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1982
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"Antoninus and Suffirus" as a proof that God would not have any "half religions" -- that if anybody had "hid his Lord's money in de eart 'he must grabble for it before 'twas too late."
Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868) Elizabeth Ware [Editor] Pearson
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Walks -- "Some grabble walks may lead to de jail."
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration
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