Join free

gribble

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

gribble¹

  • /ˈɡɹɪ.bəl/
  • /ˈɡɹɪ.bl̩/

Rhymes with -ɪbəl

Where it comes from

Uncertain. Compare grub, from Proto-Germanic *grub- (“to dig”).

noun gribbles

  1. Any of various wood-boring marine crustaceans of the genus Limnoria, especially Limnoria lignorum, which cause damage to underwater wooden structures.

gribble²

  • /ˈɡɹɪ.bəl/
  • /ˈɡɹɪ.bl̩/

Rhymes with -ɪbəl

Where it comes from

Possibly related to grumble.

adjective more gribble · most gribble

  1. Tending to grumble; grumpy, irascible. You're always gribble first thing in the morning.

gribble³

  • /ˈɡɹɪ.bəl/
  • /ˈɡɹɪ.bl̩/

Rhymes with -ɪbəl

Where it comes from

Uncertain.

noun gribbles

  1. Devon, UK, in plural A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips. The study also reveals that Wigan likely calls excess batter bits ‘Scraps’ or ‘Bits’, compared to the south west and east of the UK who are more likely to order ‘Gribbles’ or ‘Scrumps’.

    Similar: scrap, scratching

Gribble⁴

  • /ˈɡɹɪbəl/

Rhymes with -ɪbəl

proper noun

  1. A surname.

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"gribble." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gribble. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

gribble. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gribble

Chicago

"gribble." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gribble.

BibTeX
@misc{gribble_2026,
  title = {gribble},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gribble},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}