grab·ble
(grăb′əl)intr.v. grab·bled,
grab·bling,
grab·bles 1. To feel around with the hands; grope.
2. To fall down; sprawl.
3. To catch a fish or try to catch a fish by hand; noodle.
[Probably from Dutch grabbelen, from Middle Dutch, frequentative of grabben, to grab; see grab1.]
grab′bler n.
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grabble
(ˈɡræbəl) vb1. (intr) to scratch or feel about with the hands
2. (intr) to fall to the ground; sprawl
3. (tr) Caribbean to seize rashly
[C16: probably from Dutch grabbelen, from grabben to grab]
ˈgrabbler n
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grab•ble
(ˈgræb əl)
v.i. -bled, -bling. 1. to feel or search with the hands; grope.
2. to sprawl; scramble.
[1570–80;
grab +
-le; compare Dutch
grabbelen]
grab′bler, n.
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grabble
Past participle: grabbled
Gerund: grabbling
| Present |
|---|
| I grabble |
| you grabble |
| he/she/it grabbles |
| we grabble |
| you grabble |
| they grabble |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I grabbled |
| you grabbled |
| he/she/it grabbled |
| we grabbled |
| you grabbled |
| they grabbled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am grabbling |
| you are grabbling |
| he/she/it is grabbling |
| we are grabbling |
| you are grabbling |
| they are grabbling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have grabbled |
| you have grabbled |
| he/she/it has grabbled |
| we have grabbled |
| you have grabbled |
| they have grabbled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was grabbling |
| you were grabbling |
| he/she/it was grabbling |
| we were grabbling |
| you were grabbling |
| they were grabbling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had grabbled |
| you had grabbled |
| he/she/it had grabbled |
| we had grabbled |
| you had grabbled |
| they had grabbled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will grabble |
| you will grabble |
| he/she/it will grabble |
| we will grabble |
| you will grabble |
| they will grabble |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have grabbled |
| you will have grabbled |
| he/she/it will have grabbled |
| we will have grabbled |
| you will have grabbled |
| they will have grabbled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be grabbling |
| you will be grabbling |
| he/she/it will be grabbling |
| we will be grabbling |
| you will be grabbling |
| they will be grabbling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been grabbling |
| you have been grabbling |
| he/she/it has been grabbling |
| we have been grabbling |
| you have been grabbling |
| they have been grabbling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been grabbling |
| you will have been grabbling |
| he/she/it will have been grabbling |
| we will have been grabbling |
| you will have been grabbling |
| they will have been grabbling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been grabbling |
| you had been grabbling |
| he/she/it had been grabbling |
| we had been grabbling |
| you had been grabbling |
| they had been grabbling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would grabble |
| you would grabble |
| he/she/it would grabble |
| we would grabble |
| you would grabble |
| they would grabble |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have grabbled |
| you would have grabbled |
| he/she/it would have grabbled |
| we would have grabbled |
| you would have grabbled |
| they would have grabbled |
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grabble
verbTo reach about or search blindly or uncertainly:
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