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Scrambling - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Scramble \Scram"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scrambled; p. pr. &
vb. n. Scrambling.] [Freq. of Prov. E. scramb to rake
together with the hands, or of scramp to snatch at. cf.
Scrabble.]
1. To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to
scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks.
2. To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon
the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something;
to catch rudely at what is desired.
Of other care they little reckoning make, Than how
to scramble at the shearer's feast. --Milton.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Scrambling : \Scram"bling\, a.
Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling. --
Scram"bling*ly, adv.
A huge old scrambling bedroom. --Sir W.
Scott.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Scrambling |
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Pam_Ravenscroft: @Hot_Rain *laughs at the vermin, Scrambling out of the bar* I told @EyeCandyJesus to close up *raises brow* Unless you want to help him? |
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financeandfun: Are we there yet? Real estate market takes us on a wild ride: ... the properties Scrambling to keep their woode.. http://bit.ly/5bRfhB |
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VarietyPages: @EricaWrites Yeah...I just don't have time to get it started early enough, and now I'm Scrambling. And my house is a wreck. Drives me nuts. |
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