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scramble

/ˈskɹæmbl̩/noun, verb2 syllables

Scramble means: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling.

Synonyms for scramble15

noun, as in rushing about hastily in an undignified way

scamper, scurry

noun, as in an unceremonious and disorganized struggle

scuffle

verb, as in climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

clamber, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter

verb, as in bring into random order

jumble, throw together

verb, as in stir vigorously

also used for scramble

garble, scrabble, hash

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of scramble

unscramble

What does scramble mean?7

verb

1

climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

2

bring into random order

3

stir vigorously“beat the egg whites”

4

to move hurriedly“The friend scrambled after them”

5

make unintelligible“scramble the message so that nobody can understand it”

noun

1

rushing about hastily in an undignified way

2

an unceremonious and disorganized struggle

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with scramble?1

two syllables

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Scramble in a sentence

  • A failed omelet makes a pretty good scramble.espamatics
  • I'm scrambling to finish my work before the deadline.ddnktr
  • The scramble for Africa was the last wave of colonialism.shekitten
  • At my age I have to take care of my body and avoid scrambling.felidad
  • Flavio saw the intruder scrambling away.Amastan
  • He started scrambling across the rocks.Ussis
  • Tom and Mary spent the weekend scrambling up and down Kinder Scout in the Peak District.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of scramble

as a noun

plural
scrambles

as a verb

past tense
scrambled
present participle
scrambling
third-person singular
scrambles
past participle
scrambled