Used in a Sentence

gribble

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gribble.

Editorial note

Now with social media I not only get my local Dale Gribble, I get your local Dale Gribble too, and numerous other Dale Gribbles.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gribble gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

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

adjective

(Bermuda) Tending to grumble; grumpy, irascible.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gribble.

noun

A surname.

noun

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

adjective

(Bermuda) Tending to grumble; grumpy, irascible.

Example sentences

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Now with social media I not only get my local Dale Gribble, I get your local Dale Gribble too, and numerous other Dale Gribbles.

2

Dale Gribble predates the latest round of conspiracy madness by a few years and he was just as gullible.

3

Using the freenode/#bitcoin 'gribble' irc bot for some calculations, there are only 45,000 bitcoins or $5Million for sale over $100USD.

4

This thread is the HN equivalent of Dale Gribble laughing at those sheeple.

5

Seems to go the other way in the Ruby (or rather RSpec) world, what would have been it 'should gribble a foo' do...

6

Dale Gribble was inspiring everyone to freak out in Arlen, Texas.

7

Only two people need apply: Dale Gribble of Dale's Dead-Bug and....

8

But back then I'd only hear the conspiracies that a Dale Gribble promoted if I lived near him or worked with him.

9

Mine is 3, I published with Steven Gribble who is a 2, because he published with Marie Klawe, who is a 1.

10

Even Dale Gribble would know this is common sense.

11

The Trump indictments probably have teeth, and getting the I Want To Believe / Dale Gribble / Q-Anon crowd sidetracked is probably the main idea.

12

But nowadays with TikTok and YouTube, Dale Gribble can become an influencer, and at home video editing is so good that he can have his own green-screened newsroom with all the accoutrements of respectability.

Quote examples

1

Source- "Gribble", the bot on the bitcoin irc channels that calculates these things based on the MtGox order book.

Proper noun examples

1

Dale Gribble’s close friends Hank, Bill, and Boomhauer exist as a counterpoint to this argument.

2

I've been in this scene 40+ years and for every Emmanuel Goldstein-type there's also a Dale Gribble.

3

Dale Gribble: I say let the world warm up, see what Boutros Boutros-Ghali-Ghali thinks about that!

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gribble in a sentence?

Now with social media I not only get my local Dale Gribble, I get your local Dale Gribble too, and numerous other Dale Gribbles.

What does gribble mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is gribble?

gribble is commonly used as noun, adjective.