scrabbled; scrabbling
ˈskra-b(ə-)liŋ 
2
: to scratch, claw, or grope about clumsily or frantically
3
b
: to struggle by or as if by scraping or scratching
scrabble for survival
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Examples of scrabble in a Sentence
Verb
She scrabbled around in her handbag for a pen.
He scrabbled at the slippery rock.
Noun
it'll be a long scrabble to pull ourselves out of poverty
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
In one of the first scenes, Roz learns to scrabble up a cliff by copying the movements of a fiddler crab (which is immediately swiped by a seagull).
—Elvia Wilk, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
Whizy Kim, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Favorite Hobbies: Playing scrabble, writing, trivia.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2023
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Verb
Democrats are likely to dedicate their 215 votes to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), leaving Johnson to scrabble for an overreaching three votes to secure the support of the 218 members required to win the position, assuming every representative is present.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
In one of the first scenes, Roz learns to scrabble up a cliff by copying the movements of a fiddler crab (which is immediately swiped by a seagull).
—Elvia Wilk, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
One-third of Americans drink regular Coke, which commands about 19 percent of soft drink sales, while other soft drinks scrabble for a distant second place at around 8 percent of the market.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Favorite Hobbies: Playing scrabble, writing, trivia.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2023
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“Scrabble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrabble. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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