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grubbed along

grubbed along is the simple past and past participle of grub along.

Meaning of grub along

Verb

grub along (third-person singular simple present grubs along, present participle grubbing along, simple past and past participle grubbed along)

  1. (dated, idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To survive; to barely subsist.
    • He grubbed along on foraged berries and nuts.

Questions about grubbed along

What is grubbed along the simple past and past participle of?
Grubbed along is the simple past and past participle of grub along.

Words near grubbed along in the dictionary

  1. Grubaugh
  2. Grubaughs
  3. Grubb
  4. Grubb's catalyst
  5. grubbed
  6. grubbed along
  7. grubbed out
  8. grubbed up
  9. grubber
  10. grubber kick
  11. grubber kicks

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