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1scrab·ble

verb \ˈskra-bəl\
scrab·bledscrab·bling \-b(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of SCRABBLE

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
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Examples of SCRABBLE

  1. She scrabbled around in her handbag for a pen.
  2. He scrabbled at the slippery rock.

Origin of SCRABBLE

Dutch schrabbelen to scratch
First Known Use: 1537

Related to SCRABBLE

Synonyms
clamber, climb, scramble, swarm

Rhymes with SCRABBLE

babble, brabble, dabble, gabble, grabble, habile, rabble

2scrabble

noun

Definition of SCRABBLE

1
: scramble
2
: scribble
3
: a repeated scratching or clawing

Examples of SCRABBLE

  1. <it'll be a long scrabble to pull ourselves out of poverty>

First Known Use of SCRABBLE

1794

Related to SCRABBLE

Synonyms
battle, fight, fray, struggle, throes

Rhymes with SCRABBLE

babble, brabble, gabble, rabble

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