scrabble
To scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or clawsTo scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws.
» Tom and Mary played a game of Scrabble.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws.
(transitive)To gather hastily.
(intransitive)To move with difficulty by making rapid movements back and forth with the hands or paws.
She was on her hands and knees scrabbling in the mud, looking for her missing wedding ring.
(intransitive)To scribble.
(transitive)To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble on.
to scrabble paper
- write down quickly without much attention to detail
- feel searchingly
Examples
11 sentencesTom and Mary played a game of Scrabble.
Tom and Mary played Scrabble.
I'm not going to scrabble about in the couch cushions for a spare coin.
Sami and Layla played some Scrabble.
He knows how to play Scrabble too.
Origin
From Middle Dutch schrabbelen, frequentative of schrabben (“to scrape”), equivalent to scrFrom Middle Dutch schrabbelen, frequentative of schrabben (“to scrape”), equivalent to scrab + -le. More at scrape.
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Forms
scrabbles, scrabbling, scrabbled, scrabbledSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle