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Definition of Grabbling
1. grabble [v] - See also: grabble
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grabbling
Literary usage of Grabbling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dialect of Leeds and Its Neighbourhood: Illustrated by Conversations and by C. Clough Robinson (1862)
"A mother tells her child that he or she is " grabbing" in her " pocket an' can
fin nowt;" and at another time that he or she is " grabbling " in her ..."
2. The Sea-fisherman: Comprising the Chief Methods of Hook and Line Fishing in by James C. Wilcocks (1884)
"Calm and quiet weather, and clear water with a fine sandy bottom, should be chosen
for taking Flounders with the fork, but for ' grabbling' or ' Fluking' it ..."
3. The Fatal Effects of Gambling Exemplified in the Murder of Wm. Weare, and by John Thurtell, William Weare, Joseph Hunt, William Probert (1824)
"About ten o'clock the same morning, he found a pistol in the hedge, near the spot
where he had previously seen the gentlemen " grabbling. ..."
4. The Whole Works of John Bunyan by John Bunyan, George Offor (1862)
"And this is the reason that we so often lie grabbling* under the black and amazing
thoughts that are engendered in our hearts by unbelief; for this fear ..."
5. The Spectator: With Sketches of the Lives of the Authors, an Index, and by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1853)
"... still grabbling in his pockets, and casting his eyes again at the twine, and
the words writ on each side; then altered his mind as to farthings, ..."
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