SCRABBLE

(MOVE QUICKLY) [verb] [I] [informal] - to move your fingers or toes quickly, usually to search for something which you cannot seeShe scrabbled around in her bag, trying to find her keys.He was scrabbling about on the gravel searching for the ring.He scrabbled through piles of photographs to find the one he wanted.He hung from the rock ledge, desperately scrabbling with his toes for a foothold.Paul scrabbled (= climbed quickly and not carefully) up the cliff, dislodging several small stones.(figurative) Several companies are scrabbling (= competing with each other) for a share in this rapidly-expanding market.