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noun

Definition of scrabble

as in struggle

a forceful effort to reach a goal or objective it'll be a long scrabble to pull ourselves out of poverty

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verb

ˈskra-bəl

as in to climb

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

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as in to fumble

to search for something blindly or uncertainly he frantically scrabbled through the storage chest looking for the needed documents

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Noun

In the early 90s, Nigeria’s central government recognized scrabble as a sport. — Oluwatosin Adeshokan, Quartz Africa, 8 Nov. 2019 Across the street from her, a kinetic scrabble of orange and blue runs the height of a five-story brick building like an electric charge. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2019

Verb

That left the administration scrabbling for other ways to reimpose duties that were struck down. — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026 To have a player sent off (this time Wesley Fofana) and drop points from a winning position harks back to frustrating results earlier in the season which have resulted in Chelsea now scrabbling to finish in the top five. — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scrabble

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrabble

Noun

Clifford was impressed with Acuff’s ability to play through his early struggles.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026
Older students and professionals face an existential struggle to find a job, according to Yahya Alhamarna, a 24-year-old author displaced in Gaza City.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Definition of struggle

Verb

Expectations of higher inflation amid surging oil prices have pushed up the long-term bond yields that lenders use as a guide to pricing home loans, causing mortgage rates to climb.

— Alex Veiga, Fortune, 9 July 2026
Preliminary Flightradar24 data showed the plane first losing altitude before briefly climbing.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 9 July 2026

Definition of climb

Verb

Eugene Levy‘s fumbling birds and the bees talks comprise some of the funniest moments of American Pie — and most of them were improvised.

— Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026
But in her concentration, Porsha fumbled her words, which made the Faithfuls, who were desperate for a crumb of evidence so early in the game, suspicious of her sincerity.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Definition of fumble

Noun

True, nothing so grand as a massive dragon and naval battle took place, but seeing Rhaenyra start to change into someone almost unrecognizable from her younger, more innocent self was compelling in a deeper way.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
There have been naval battles and beheadings and aerial battles and, well, more beheadings.

— Brian Grubb, Vulture, 6 July 2026

Definition of battle

Verb

From here, the Manchester City defender sprints into the six-yard box to meet the corner, forcing a good save from Dominik Livakovic, with his team-mates unable to scramble the ball over the line.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
As Meta races ahead with its multi-hundred-billion-dollar AI push, rivals Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon are also chasing the same tax breaks and energy deals from states scrambling for a piece of the AI boom.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Definition of scramble

Noun

Instead of promoting their efforts, Republican lawmakers were left scrambling when the president abruptly withdrew his support over a separate political fight.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Away from fight sports, this past month has seen three players competing at the men’s World Cup who are facing active investigations or have been charged with rape.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of fight

Verb

Video on state broadcaster CCTV showed the students, wearing bright orange life vests, clambering onto boats that took them away from the surreal scene of school buildings rising out of a lake of muddy water.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Others took the more dangerous approach of clambering onto roofs to spend the night.

— Dan Kelly July 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026

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