"gribble" meaning in All languages combined

See gribble on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more gribble [comparative], most gribble [superlative]
Etymology: Possibly related to grumble. Etymology templates: {{m|en|grumble}} grumble Head templates: {{en-adj}} gribble (comparative more gribble, superlative most gribble)
  1. (Bermuda) Tending to grumble; grumpy, irascible.
    Sense id: en-gribble-en-adj-lrfZHGEs Categories (other): Bermudian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Forms: gribbles [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. Compare grub, from Proto-Germanic *grub- (“to dig”). Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{m|en|grub}} grub, {{der|en|gem-pro|*grub-||to dig}} Proto-Germanic *grub- (“to dig”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gribble (plural gribbles)
  1. Any of various wood-boring marine crustaceans of the genus Limnoria, especially Limnoria lignorum, which cause damage to underwater wooden structures. Categories (lifeform): Isopods
    Sense id: en-gribble-en-noun-uuVIlTaZ Disambiguation of Isopods: 19 81 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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