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Pebble vs Grabble - What's the difference?

pebble | grabble |

As verbs the difference between pebble and grabble

is that pebble is to pave with pebbles while grabble is to search with one's hands and fingers; to grope.

As a noun pebble

is a small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.

pebble

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
  • * Shakespeare
    • the pebbles on the hungry beach
  • * Milton
    • children gathering pebbles on the shore
  • (geology) A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
  • (curling) A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface.
  • Transparent and colourless rock crystal.
    • Brazilian pebble

    Verb

  • To pave with pebbles.
  • (curling) To deposit water droplets on the ice. e.g. to pebble the ice between games.

    • grabble

    English

    Verb

    (grabbl)
  • To search with one's hands and fingers; to grope.
    • A few hollow groans from the wardrobe, he thought, would be more than sufficient, or, if that failed to wake her, he might grabble''' at the counterpane with palsy-twitching fingers.'' - ' 1887 ,
    He puts his hands into his pockets, and keeps a-grabbling and fumbling. — Selden.
  • To lie prostrate on the belly; to sprawl on the ground; to grovel.
    • (Ainsworth)

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