grabbled

It's certainly frustrating when you hold a report from your delegation and a handful of people come to it and you say, 'Why are not more people grabbled by this, involved in this -- what's going on?

Women Who Dared - Judy Somberg on CHALLENGES 2010

This are in essences issues we grabbled with in the first ten years of democracy.

SPEECH BY OUPA MONARENG THE ROLE OF PARLIAMENT IN EXECUTING THE PEOPLES CONTRACT - STATE OF THE NATION DEBATE 2004

The newspaper ended the article with the following words: "Just days earlier, Phillips was in her car at a stoplight when someone smashed the passenger-side window and grabbled her handbag."

ANC Today 2004

Two main responses developed in this regard: in the Diaspora, slaves and ex-slaves of African descent struggled against their second-class position in society and grabbled with their crisis of identity.

The ANC and Challenges facing the African continent 2002

With white claws of foam the sea grabbled at the shore.

The Fisherman and His Soul 1998

With white claws of foam the sea grabbled at the shore.

The Fisherman and His Soul 1998

"In they prance, and Titi fingered the Urber and blubbed like two morts, and the hoppies grabbled him and what's your name, you're for iron."

Exodus From The Long Sun Wolfe, Gene 1996

Some of them cleft the rocks with great axes; others grabbled in the sand.

The Young King 1962

Page 191 water and grabbled roots for the liberation of Guatemala.

Cabbages and Kings 1904

Nicholas removed the door-handle on the inside, and the wainscot there still showed a dull smear, rubbed by the poor creature's shoulder as she trotted round and round; also marks upon the door, where her fingers had grabbled for the missing handle.

Shining Ferry Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903