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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.
Recent Examples of scrabble from the Web
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Presumably this means that, unlike the previous rear-wheel-drive Roadster, the next car will find all four wheels scrabbling for purchase while one’s corneas are pinned to the back of one’s skull.
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During cruising, the only sound was the muted crunch of Pirelli winter tires scrabbling for grip.
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While many of his teammates moved on, Virmidas became the Lithuanian equivalent of Abner Doubleday, serving as a coach for the one traveling team the country of 2.9 million could scrabble together.
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Since Theresa May's surprise announcement, parties, politicians and voters alike have been left scrabbling, trying to construct cohesive arguments and opinions from the detritus of the Brexit referendum.
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Since Theresa May's surprise announcement, parties, politicians and voters alike have been left scrabbling, trying to construct cohesive arguments and opinions from the detritus of the Brexit referendum.
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The dog comes into being as a puppy, scrabbling with its littermates.
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Origin and Etymology of scrabble
Dutch schrabbelen to scratch
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
Recent Examples of scrabble from the Web
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Scrabble for adults Mondays 6 p.m., John Marshall Library, 4133 Rectortown Rd.
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The recurrent motif is Scrabble: the Commander enlists Offred in a secret game.
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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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