Synonyms of scrabbling

scrabbling

verb

present participle of scrabble

1

as in climbing

to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling

we scrabbled up a sand dune to get a better view of the sea

Synonyms & Similar Words

• climbing
• scrambling
• clambering
• swarming
• ascending
• scaling
• clawing
• shimmying
• struggling
• shinning
• surmounting
• shinnying
• breasting
• mounting
• sprawling
• skinning
• summiting
• free-climbing
• getting up

2

as in fumbling

to search for something blindly or uncertainly

he frantically scrabbled through the storage chest looking for the needed documents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumbling
• looking
• reaching
• groping
• feeling
• fishing
• grabbing
• clutching
• snatching
• hunting
• raking
• rummaging
• scouring
• seizing
• combing
• capturing
• grabbling
• seeking (out)
• casting about
• nailing
• ransacking
• getting
• nabbing
• dredging
• corralling
• digging (through)
• rifling