Scrambling

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scramble \Scram"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scrambled}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Scrambling}.] [Freq. of Prov. E. scramb to rake
     together with the hands, or of scramp to snatch at. cf.
     {Scrabble}.]
     1. To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to
        scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks.


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     2. To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon
        the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something;
        to catch rudely at what is desired.
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              Of other care they little reckoning make,
              Than how to scramble at the shearer's feast.
                                                    --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scrambling \Scram"bling\, a.
     Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling. --
     {Scram"bling*ly}, adv.
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           A huge old scrambling bedroom.           --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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