The Collaborative International Dictionary
Grabble \Grab"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Grabbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Grabbling.] [Freq. of grab; cf. D. grabbelen.]
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To grope; to feel with the hands.
He puts his hands into his pockets, and keeps a grabbling and fumbling.
--Selden. To lie prostrate on the belly; to sprawl on the ground; to grovel.
--Ainsworth.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: grabble)
Usage examples of "grabbled".
He grabbled a vine and brought himself to a graceful stop at a table on the up wing, at the edge of the empty core.
As Willow grabbled for a box of Kleenex, Arthur Battenkill said, "How elegant.
The cold was in his soul, he realized, and his voice rose a little as he grabbled on.
She grabbled around in her black and white bag and pushed some bills across the desk in a lump.
In a quick motion, he pulled off the coat, the sports jacket, tossed them aside, grabbled a bladeless safety razor from the cabinet shelf and scraped a swath through the layer of white lather, then dashed for the door and flung it wide.