Grāb'ble, v. i.

v. i. [imp. & p. p. GRABBLED; p. pr. & vb. n. GRABBLING.] [Diminutive of grab; D. grab-belen and krabbeleen, Ger. grabbeln, krabbeln.] 1. To grope; to feel with the hands. He puts his hands into his pockets, and keeps a grabbling and fumbling. Selden. 2. To lie prostrate on the belly; to sprawl on the ground; to grovel. Ainsworth.