Main Entry: ¹scrab·ble

Pronunciation: \ˈskra-bəl\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): scrab·bled; scrab·bling \-b(ə-)liŋ\

Etymology: Dutch schrabbelen to scratch

Date: 1537

intransitive verb 1 : scrawl, scribble
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