scramble — to climb or move over something using hands and feet
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to climb or move over something using hands and feet
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈskræmbl/
Example Sentences
- When the teacher announced a pop quiz, students scrambled to find their pens like they were searching for treasure.
- The hiking trail required us to scramble over large boulders for the last kilometer.
- My grandmother's secret to perfect scrambled eggs is adding a splash of milk and cooking them slowly.
scramble
VERB[/ˈskræmbl/]
to climb or move over something using hands and feet
Late for the bus, he had to scramble to grab his shoes, bag, and jacket.
Scramble through the bramble - it's quite a gamble!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Scramble emerged in the 16th century as a variant of 'scrabble,' meaning to scratch or claw. It originally described rapid, disorderly movements made while climbing or crawling using hands and feet.
Breakdown
Derived from scrabble (to scratch, scrape) with a consonant shift from -bb- to -mb-, intensifying the sense of hurried, ungainly movement.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“When the teacher announced a pop quiz, students scrambled to find their pens like they were searching for treasure.”
“The hiking trail required us to scramble over large boulders for the last kilometer.”
“My grandmother's secret to perfect scrambled eggs is adding a splash of milk and cooking them slowly.”
“There was a mad scramble for the last piece of pizza, like it was the final ticket to paradise.”
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