scrabbled; scrabbling
ˈskra-b(ə-)liŋ 
2
: to scratch, claw, or grope about clumsily or frantically
3
b
: to struggle by or as if by scraping or scratching
scrabble for survival
Synonyms
Examples of scrabble in a Sentence
Verb
She scrabbled around in her handbag for a pen.
He scrabbled at the slippery rock.
Noun
it'll be a long scrabble to pull ourselves out of poverty
Recent Examples on the Web
Chloe Schama, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
In the meantime, the Dodgers are still in survival mode, trying to scrabble together production on the mound and at the plate.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2024
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2023
In the scrabble of all against all, Poulain continues, physical prowess became more important than fertility.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 28 July 2021
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Verb
In her third year, she was cast in Industry, a show with an indulgently raw vision of the one percent and the young people scrabbling for a foothold within it.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
In the meantime, the Dodgers are still in survival mode, trying to scrabble together production on the mound and at the plate.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2024
Noun
Favorite Hobbies: Playing scrabble, writing, trivia.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2023
In the scrabble of all against all, Poulain continues, physical prowess became more important than fertility.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 28 July 2021
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“Scrabble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrabble. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.
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