grabble

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Pronunciation

IPA /ˈɡɹæbl̩/

Noun

grabble noun

A method of fishing using a line with several hooks fastened to it along with a lead weight so that the hooks sit on the bottom.“To lay / fish (up)on the grabble”

Verb

grabble verb

To search with one's hands and fingers; to attempt to grasp something.
To search in a similar way using an implement.
To touch (someone) with one's hands or fingers, sometimes in a sexual way.
To pick (something or someone) up hastily, roughly or clumsily.

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Synonyms

babble gabble gibber jabber clutch grip feel up fondle grope fumble grubble root rummage grab seize snatch grovel grub

Associated

Rhymes

babble gabble rabble immeasurable babel dabble psychobabble brabble hardscrabble babul

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