drabble

¹

[ drab-uhl ]

verb (used with or without object)

, drab·bled, drab·bling.

1. to draggle; make or become wet and dirty.

Drabble

²

[ drab-uhl ]

noun

1. Dame Margaret, born 1939, English novelist, short-story writer, and biographer (sister of A. S. Byatt ).

drabble

¹

/ ˈdræbəl /

verb

1. to make or become wet or dirty

Drabble

²

/ ˈdræbəl /

noun

1. DrabbleDame Margaret1939FBritishWRITING: novelistWRITING: editor Dame Margaret. born 1939, British novelist and editor. Her novels include The Needle's Eye (1972), The Radiant Way (1987), and The Seven Sisters (2002). She edited the 1985 edition of the Oxford Companion to Literature

Word History and Origins

Origin of drabble¹

1350–1400; Middle English drabelen < Middle Low German drabbeln to wade in liquid mud, bespatter, equivalent to drabbe liquid mud + -eln frequentative v. suffix; drab ², draff

Word History and Origins

Origin of drabble¹

C14: from Low German drabbelen to paddle in mud; related to drab ²

Example Sentences

Ms. Banks was part of a generation of writers, including Shelagh Delaney and Margaret Drabble, that emerged in postwar Britain and whose books explored the struggles of young women seeking personal and financial independence, in sharp contrast to the contemporaneous “angry young men” literary movement defined by John Osborne and Kingsley Amis.

From New York Times

The author was born Antonia Susan Drabble on Aug. 24, 1936, and published her first novel, “The Shadow of a Sun,” in 1964.

From Los Angeles Times

She was the sister of the novelist Margaret Drabble, and the siblings drew parallels with the Brontes, a comparison they tended to spurn.

From Reuters

Mark and Melissa Drabble restored and borrowed as much as they could and believe this cut the cost of their big day from about £30,000 to £6,500.

From BBC

Mr Drabble said: "You don't need money for the dream wedding."

From BBC