grobble

G2R1O1B3B3L1E1

verb

To make holes; dig, poke, pick out.

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Meanings

verbgrobble (third-person singular simple present grobbles, present participle grobbling, simple past and past participle grobbled)

present singular third person grobbles · participle present grobbling · participle past grobbled · past grobbled · alternative groffle · alternative gruffle

  1. ambitransitivedialectalTo make holes; dig, poke, pick out.
  2. ambitransitivedialectalTo feel around, as in the dark; grope.
  3. dialectalintransitiveTo work in an inefficient and laborious way; to do rough, dirty work.
  4. dialectalintransitiveTo loiter, hang around idly.

Origin

From grob (“to grub”) + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare grubble.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

gobbler
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APA

grobble. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grobble

MLA

“grobble.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grobble. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grobble,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grobble.

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