grub around for (something)

To search for someone or something. I'm in the art closet, grubbing around for some old paints for the kids to use. The pigs are always grubbing around for scraps. I had a really hard time giving up smoking and found myself constantly grubbing around for any cigarettes I might not have thrown out.

See also: around, for, grub

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grub around
gaze around at (someone or something)
find way around
crowd around
crowd around (someone or something)
bomb around
collect around
collect around (someone or something)
around
around (someone or something)

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