SCRAMBLING
Verb
scrambling
present participle of scramble
Noun
scrambling (plural scramblings)
An act of scrambling.
Adjective
scrambling (comparative more scrambling, superlative most scrambling)
Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling.
(botany) Having a stem too weak to support itself, instead attaching to and relying on the stems or trunks of stronger plants.
Source: Wiktionary
Scram"bling, a.
Definition: Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling.
– Scram"bling*ly, adv.
A huge old scrambling bedroom. Sir W. Scott.
SCRAMBLE
Scram"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scrambled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Scrambling.] Etym: [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.
Scram"ble, v. t.
1. To collect by scrambling; as, to scramble up wealth. Marlowe.
2. To prepare (eggs) as a dish for the table, by stirring the yolks
and whites together while cooking.
Scram"ble, n.
1. The act of scrambling, climbing on all fours, or clambering.
2. The act of jostling and pushing for something desired; eager and
unceremonious struggle for what is thrown or held out; as, a scramble
for office.
Scarcity [of money] enhances its price, and increases the scramble.
Locke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition