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cribble

adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkɹɪbəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪbəl

1

adj

Meaning 1

coarse

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • 1849, Henry Bullinger, H. I (translator), The Decades The gardens, with digging for novelties, are turned over and over, because we will not eat common cribble bread.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A coarse sieve or screen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Coarse flour or meal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To pass something through a sieve.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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