grubble en · VERB
Etymology
From grub + -le, frequentative, but compare grabble.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive, obsolete, rare) To feel or grope in the dark.
When all depart, when Complements are loud, / Be sure to mix among the thickest Crowd: / There I will be, and there we cannot miss, / Perhaps to Grubble, or at least to Kiss.
1704, John Dryden, Poetical Miscellanies, volume 5, London, translation of Amores by Ovid, page 28:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grubbled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| grubbled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| grubbles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| grubbling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |