grabble

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Grabbled p. pr. & vb. n. Grabbling ] [ Freq. of grab; cf. D. grabbelen. ] 1. To grope; to feel with the hands. [ 1913 Webster ]

He puts his hands into his pockets, and keeps a grabbling and fumbling. Selden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To lie prostrate on the belly; to sprawl on the ground; to grovel. Ainsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]