scrabble
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verb \ˈskra-bəl\scrab·bledscrab·bling\-b(ə-)liŋ\
Definition of SCRABBLE
intransitive verb
2
: to scratch, claw, or grope about clumsily or frantically
3
a : scramble, clamber b : to struggle by or as if by scraping or scratching <scrabble for survival>
transitive verb
1
: scramble
2
: scribble
— scrab·bler \-b(ə-)lər\ noun
See Examples of SCRABBLE
- She scrabbled around in her handbag for a pen.
- He scrabbled at the slippery rock.
Origin of SCRABBLE
Dutch schrabbelen to scratch
First Known Use: 1537
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