scrabbling
present participle of scrabble
scrabbling (plural scrabblings)
A sound or motion that scrabbles.
Source: Wiktionary
Scrab"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scrabbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Scrabbling.] Etym: [Freq. of scrape. Cf. Scramble, Scrawl, v. t.]
1. To scrape, paw, or scratch with the hands; to proceed by clawing with the hands and feet; to scramble; as, to scrabble up a cliff or a tree. Now after a while Little-faith came to himself, and getting up made shift to scrabble on his way. Bunyan.
2. To make irregular, crooked, or unmeaning marks; to scribble; to scrawl. David . . . scrabbled on the doors of the gate. 1. Sam. xxi. 13.
Scrab"ble, v. t.
Definition: To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble; as, to scrabble paper.
Scrab"ble, n.
Definition: The act of scrabbing; a moving upon the hands and knees; a scramble; also, a scribble.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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