scrambling

verb

Definition of scramblingnext
present participle of scramble
1
as in climbing
to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling the toddler scrambled up the stairs

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2
as in shuffling
to undo the proper order or arrangement of scrambled the letters of the word

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scrambles

scrambling

scrammed

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“Scrambling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrambling. Accessed 20 Mar. 2023.

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