search with the hand; grope
• (v. i.) To lie prostrate on the belly; to sprawl on the ground; to grovel. • (v. i.) To grope; to feel with the hands.
Grab'ble intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Grabbled ; present participle & verbal noun Grabbling ] [ Freq. of grab ; confer Dutch grabbelen .] 1. To grope; to feel with the hands. « He puts his ...
In music grabbles are ornamental notes or short passages, either introduced by the performer, or indicated by the composer, in which case the notation signs are called grace notes, appeggiaturas, turns, etc.