Meaning & use

grabble

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To grope or feel about with the hands, or to scramble on all fours.

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He had to grabble around in the dark for the light switch.

The children grabbled through the sand looking for shells.

A note on using this word

Grabble is an old, now rare word related to "grab" and "grapple," occasionally revived in dialect or literary writing.

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