Pebble vs Grabble - What's the difference?
pebble | grabble |
A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
* Shakespeare
* Milton
(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.
To pave with pebbles.
(curling) To deposit water droplets on the ice. e.g. to pebble the ice between games.
To search with one's hands and fingers; to grope.
To lie prostrate on the belly; to sprawl on the ground; to grovel.
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)- the pebbles on the hungry beach
- children gathering pebbles on the shore
- Brazilian pebble
Verb
grabble
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Verb
(grabbl)- 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.
- (Ainsworth)