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Pronunciation : Scrab"ble
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Freq. of scrape. Cf. Scramble, Scrawl, v. t.]
Definition : 1. To scrape, paw, or scratch with the hands; to proceed by clawing with the hands and feet; to scramble; as, to scrabble up a cliff or a tree. Now after a while Little-faith came to himself, and getting up made shift to scrabble on his way. Bunyan.

2. To make irregular, crooked, or unmeaning marks; to scribble; to scrawl. David . . . scrabbled on the doors of the gate. 1. Sam. xxi. 13.

i. [imp. & p. p. Scrabbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Scrabbling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Scrab"ble
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble; as, to scrabble paper.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Scrab"ble
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act of scrabbing; a moving upon the hands and knees; a scramble; also, a scribble.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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