grobble

== English == === Alternative forms === groffle, gruffle === Etymology === From grob (“to grub”) +‎ -le (frequentative suffix). Compare grubble. === Verb === grobble (third-person singular simple present grobbles, present participle grobbling, simple past and past participle grobbled) (dialectal, ambitransitive) To make holes; dig, poke, pick out. (dialectal, ambitransitive) To feel around, as in the dark; grope. (dialectal, intransitive) To work in an inefficient and laborious way; to do rough, dirty work. (dialectal, intransitive) To loiter, hang around idly. === Anagrams === gobbler