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scrabble
1[skrab-uhl]
verb (used with object)
to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.
to grapple or struggle with or as if with the claws or hands.
to scrawl; scribble.
verb (used without object)
to scratch or dig frantically with the hands; claw (often followed byat ).
scrabbling at a locked door to escape the flames.
to jostle or struggle for possession of something; grab or collect something in a disorderly way; scramble.
noun
a scratching or scraping, as with the claws or hands.
a scrawled or scribbled writing.
a disorderly struggle for possession of something; scramble.
After the fumble, there was a scrabble for the football.
Scrabble
2[skrab-uhl]
a brand name for a game combining anagrams and crosswords in which two to four players use counters of various point values to form words on a playing board.
scrabble
1/ ˈ²õ°ì°ùæ²úÉ™±ô /
verb
(intr; often foll by about or at) to scrape (at) or grope (for), as with hands or claws
to struggle (with)
to struggle to gain possession, esp in a disorderly manner
to scribble
noun
the act or an instance of scrabbling
a scribble
a disorderly struggle
Scrabble
2/ ˈ²õ°ì°ùæ²úÉ™±ô /
noun
a board game in which words are formed by placing lettered tiles in a pattern similar to a crossword puzzle
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- Scrabbler noun
- scrabbler noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of scrabble1
Example Sentences
A group of people scrabble on the ground, sifting through the soil.
The change meant the UK had to "build out" relationships with allies around the world but also invest in the UK's own economy, Jones said, denying ministers were "scrabbling" for solutions.
And, with the security of Europe under greater strain than at any time almost in living memory, can its leaders, who are currently scrabbling around, find an adequate response?
Bombaa also complains about how ordinary Nairobians, often scrabbling to make a living, have to pay to enter some of their city’s most beautiful locations such as the arboretum or Karura forest.
She said that smaller firms would be left "scrabbling to make sense" of the changes and called for a full consultation on each individual measure.
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