grubbed; grubbing
1
a
: to dig in the ground especially for something that is difficult to find or extract
b
: to search about
grubbed in the countryside for food—
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grubber
noun
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Examples of grub in a Sentence
Verb
Everyone was grubbing for whatever food they could find.
students grubbing for better grades
Noun
Let's go get some grub.
after the game, we headed to the diner for some hearty grub
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Tim Carman, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
So much of the story takes place firmly in and on the ground, whether its characters are grubbing around the countryside or descending six feet under.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2024
Mark David, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2024
Seated at a table, each tribe was presented with a bowl of live, squirming grubs in dirt.
—Emily Nussbaum, Vulture, 5 July 2024
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Verb
Countless publications and companies, whether The Washington Post or Toast, have created tipping guides to help consumers wade through this morass of money grubbing.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
So much of the story takes place firmly in and on the ground, whether its characters are grubbing around the countryside or descending six feet under.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2024
Noun
And for grabbing some grub on the cook’s day off, downtown East Hampton’s Citarella Gourmet Market, and the perennially popular eatery Nick & Toni’s are only a bit more than three miles away.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2024
Seated at a table, each tribe was presented with a bowl of live, squirming grubs in dirt.
—Emily Nussbaum, Vulture, 5 July 2024
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“Grub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grub. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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grub
2 of 2 noun1
: a soft thick wormlike larva of an insect (as a beetle)
2
a
b
: an untidy or dirty person
3
Medical Definition
grub
noun
: a soft thick wormlike larva of an insect
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