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verb scrab·ble \ˈskra-bəl\

: to move the hands or feet in an awkward and hurried way in order to find or do something

scrab·bledscrab·bling \-b(ə-)liŋ\

Full Definition of SCRABBLE

intransitive verb
1
:  scrawl, scribble
2
:  to scratch, claw, or grope about clumsily or frantically
3
a :  scramble, clamber
b :  to struggle by or as if by scraping or scratching <scrabble for survival>
transitive verb
1
:  scramble
2
:  scribble
— scrab·bler \-b(ə-)lər\ noun
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Origin of SCRABBLE

Dutch schrabbelen to scratch
First Known Use: 1537

Related to SCRABBLE

Synonyms
clamber, climb, scramble, swarm

Rhymes with SCRABBLE

babble, brabble, dabble, gabble, grabble, habile, rabble

2scrabble

noun

Definition of SCRABBLE

1
:  scramble
2
:  scribble
3
:  a repeated scratching or clawing

First Known Use of SCRABBLE

1794

Related to SCRABBLE

Synonyms
battle, fight, fray, struggle, throes

Rhymes with SCRABBLE

babble, brabble, gabble, rabble

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