n.
Pronunciation: ' skra-b ə l
Function: verb
Inflected Form: scrab · bled ; scrab · bling \ -b( ə -)li ŋ \
Etymology: Dutch schrabbelen to scratch
Date: 1537
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 -)l ə r \ noun