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verb · transitive · rare

drabble

drabble · drabbles · drabbled · drabbling

To wet or dirty, especially by dragging through mudTo wet or dirty, especially by dragging through mud.

/ˈdɹæbəl/

Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To wet or dirty, especially by dragging through mud.
(intransitive)To fish with a long line and rod.
to drabble for barbels

Origin

Inherited from Middle English drabelan.

Inherited from Middle English drabelan.

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Forms

drabbles, drabbling, drabbled, drabbled

Base form	drabble · to drabble
3rd person singular	drabbles
Present participle	drabbling
Past simple	drabbled
Past participle	drabbled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	drabble
he, she, it	drabbles

Past simpleLesson

all persons

drabbled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have drabbled
he, she, it	has drabbled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will drabble

Word family

3 related words

Derivedbedrabble drabbler drabble-tail

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

DrA1 drab draconian draftB2

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