What does grubble mean?
Grubble means (obsolete or rare, ambitransitive) To feel or grope in the dark..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(obsolete or rare, ambitransitive) 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.
Use grubble when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Grubble means (obsolete or rare, ambitransitive) To feel or grope in the dark..
Common synonyms include fumble, grabble.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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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