Grubble

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To feel or grope in the dark. ambitransitive, obsolete, rare

    "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."

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glaum

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"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."

Etymology

From grub + -le, frequentative, but compare grabble.

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