verb🔗ShareTo scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws."The cat scrabbled at the closed door, wanting to be let inside. "actionanimalbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo gather hastily."As the bell rang, the students scrabbled for their notebooks and pencils, eager to leave for lunch. "actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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."actionanimalbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo scribble."She scrabbled a quick note to her daughter before rushing out the door. "writinglanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble on."to scrabble paper"writingmarklanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading