First Known Use: 1537
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1scrabble
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
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
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Origin of SCRABBLE
Dutch schrabbelen to scratch
2scrabble
noun
Definition of SCRABBLE
1
: scramble
2
: scribble
3
: a repeated scratching or clawing
First Known Use of SCRABBLE
1794
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