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Examples of scrabble in a Sentence
She scrabbled around in her handbag for a pen.
He scrabbled at the slippery rock.
Origin and Etymology of scrabble
Dutch schrabbelen to scratch
First Known Use: 1537
scrabble
Definition of scrabble
1 : scramble
2 : scribble
3 : a repeated scratching or clawing
Examples of scrabble in a Sentence
it'll be a long scrabble to pull ourselves out of poverty
1794
First Known Use of scrabble
1794
SCRABBLE Defined for English Language Learners
scrabble
playDefinition of scrabble for English Language Learners
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: to move the hands or feet in an awkward and hurried way in order to find or do something
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