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All grabble synonyms

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verb grabble

  • feel — to perceive or examine by touch.
  • finger — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
  • fish — (loosely) any of various other aquatic animals.
  • flounder — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
  • fumble — to feel or grope about clumsily: She fumbled in her purse for the keys.
  • handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
  • manipulate — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
  • poke — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
  • pry — to inquire impertinently or unnecessarily into something: to pry into the personal affairs of others.
  • root — Elihu [el-uh-hyoo] /ˈɛl əˌhyu/ (Show IPA), 1845–1937, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1912.
  • search — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
  • touch — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
  • cast about — to make a mental or visual search
  • scrabble — to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.
  • grope — to feel about with the hands; feel one's way: I had to grope around in the darkness before I found the light switch.
  • examine — Inspect (someone or something) in detail to determine their nature or condition; investigate thoroughly.
  • explore — Travel in or through (an unfamiliar country or area) in order to learn about or familiarize oneself with it.
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