The Collaborative International Dictionary
Grabbling
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
grabbling
vb. (present participle of grabble English)