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grubs (about)

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present tense third-person singular of grub (about)

Synonyms & Antonyms of grubs (about)

as in pokes (around)

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for grubs (about)

pokes (around)

ascertains,
descries,
detects,
determines,
discovers,
ferrets (out),
finds,
finds out,
gets,
hits (on or upon),
learns,
locates,
runs down,
scares up,
tracks (down)

explores,
probes,
prospects,
skirmishes,
snoops

audits,
checks (out),
examines,
inspects,
investigates,
reviews,
scans,
scrutinizes,
surveys

browses,
glances (over),
looks over

frisks,
pats down,
shakes down

peruses,
studies

combs,
digs (through),
dredges,
hunts (through),
rakes,
ransacks,
rifles,
rummages,
scours,
searches,
sorts (through),
trolls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for grubs (about)

hides

abandons,
loses

ignores,
neglects

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“Grubs (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubs%20%28about%29. Accessed 27 Jun. 2022.

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