English Explanatory Dictionary

cribble

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A coarse sieve or screen.
  2. Coarse flour or meal.
verb
  1. To pass something through a sieve.
adj
  1. coarse

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹɪbəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cribble.wav

Word forms

cribble cribbles cribbling cribbled more cribble most cribble

Etymology

Borrowed from French crible, from Late Latin criblus (“sieve”).

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