scrabble

verb

Meaning

Use the hands or feet to move or climb in a hurried, awkward, or desperate way.

Examples

She had to scrabble through her messy bag to find her keys.
The small dog tried to scrabble over the high garden fence.

Synonyms: climb, scramble, claw, grope

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scrabble

verb

Pronunciation: ˈskræbəl

Definition

Use the hands or feet to move or climb in a hurried, awkward, or desperate way.

Examples

She had to scrabble through her messy bag to find her keys.
The small dog tried to scrabble over the high garden fence.
Investors began to scrabble for shares as the market opened.

How to Use scrabble

scrabble for (prepositional phrase): To search desperately for something. — "The crowd began to scrabble for the falling coins."
scrabble up (phrasal verb): To climb something using hands and feet. — "We had to scrabble up the embankment to reach the road."

Synonyms of scrabble

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