SCRABBLING - meaning and definition. What is SCRABBLING
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What (who) is SCRABBLING - definition


Scrabbling      
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Scrabble.
scrabble         
  • date= May 24, 1998}}</ref> This was used to determine the number and scores of tiles in the game.
  • 3×WS – Triple word score}}
  • ''Scrabble'' logo used by Mattel since 2013
  • A game of magnetic Pocket ''Scrabble'' approaching its end, where players have fewer than seven tiles remaining
  • An example of a Scrabble game in progress using Quackle, an open-source program. The first few plays are JOKED 8D 50, followed by REV(O)TInG E5 94 and YEX# F4 56.
  • A duplicate ''Scrabble'' tournament in [[La Bresse]], France
  • French]]
  • ''Scrabble'' logo used by Hasbro in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] until 2008
BOARD GAME WITH WORDS
Blank (Scrabble); Scrabble puzzle; Alphapet; Triple letter score; Triple word score; Scrabble by Mattel; Scrable; Scrabble (board game); Scrabble Slam!; Scrabbble; Vowel dump; Scrabble board
(scrabbles, scrabbling, scrabbled)
1.
If you scrabble for something, especially something that you cannot see, you move your hands or your feet about quickly and hurriedly in order to find it.
He grabbed his jacket and scrabbled in his desk drawer for some loose change...
I hung there, scrabbling with my feet to find a foothold.
VERB: V for n, V to-inf
Scrabble around or scrabble about means the same as scrabble
.
Alberg scrabbled around for pen and paper...
Gleb scrabbled about in the hay, pulled out a book and opened it.
PHRASAL VERB: V P for n, V P
2.
If you say that someone is scrabbling to do something, you mean that they are having difficulty because they are in too much of a hurry, or because the task is almost impossible.
The banks are now desperately scrabbling to recover their costs...
The opportunity had gone. His mind scrabbled for alternatives.
VERB: V to-inf, V for n
Scrabble around means the same as scrabble
.
You get a six-month contract, and then you have to scrabble around for the next job.
PHRASAL VERB: V P for n, also V P to-inf
Scrabble         
  • date= May 24, 1998}}</ref> This was used to determine the number and scores of tiles in the game.
  • 3×WS – Triple word score}}
  • ''Scrabble'' logo used by Mattel since 2013
  • A game of magnetic Pocket ''Scrabble'' approaching its end, where players have fewer than seven tiles remaining
  • An example of a Scrabble game in progress using Quackle, an open-source program. The first few plays are JOKED 8D 50, followed by REV(O)TInG E5 94 and YEX# F4 56.
  • A duplicate ''Scrabble'' tournament in [[La Bresse]], France
  • French]]
  • ''Scrabble'' logo used by Hasbro in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] until 2008
BOARD GAME WITH WORDS
Blank (Scrabble); Scrabble puzzle; Alphapet; Triple letter score; Triple word score; Scrabble by Mattel; Scrable; Scrabble (board game); Scrabble Slam!; Scrabbble; Vowel dump; Scrabble board
n. (T)
game
to play Scrabble
Examples of use of SCRABBLING
1. They are scrabbling for food, trying to stay alive.
2. Recruits dont spend hours scrabbling about on outward bound courses.
3. "We were scrabbling around for any bit of business we could get." What did he learn?
4. The other train had people all on their feet, scrabbling silhouettes at doors and windows.
5. It is sad to see them, scrabbling through legislation, desperately searching for objectional policy fag–ends.