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grubbing (about)

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present participle of grub (about)

Synonyms & Antonyms of grubbing (about)

as in poking (around)

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for grubbing (about)

poking (around)

ascertaining,
descrying,
detecting,
determining,
discovering,
ferreting (out),
finding,
finding out,
getting,
hitting (on or upon),
learning,
locating,
running down,
scaring up,
tracking (down)

exploring,
probing,
prospecting,
skirmishing,
snooping

auditing,
checking (out),
examining,
inspecting,
investigating,
reviewing,
scanning,
scrutinizing,
surveying

browsing,
glancing (over),
looking over

frisking,
patting down,
shaking down

perusing,
studying

combing,
digging (through),
dredging,
hunting (through),
raking,
ransacking,
rifling,
rummaging,
scouring,
searching,
sorting (through),
trolling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for grubbing (about)

hiding

abandoning,
losing

ignoring,
neglecting

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“Grubbing (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubbing%20%28about%29. Accessed 30 Jun. 2022.

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