2. Noun. A sound or motion that scrabbles. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scrabbling
1. scrabble [v] - See also: scrabble
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrabbling
Literary usage of Scrabbling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mind in Evolution by Leonard Trelawney Hobhouse (1901)
"Next day, there was a little scrabbling at the first trial, but no failure. ...
The persistence and gradual dying away of useless scrabbling is noteworthy. ..."
2. Work: A Story of Experience by Louisa May Alcott (1875)
"She was " scrabbling " eggs in a tin basin on board a crowded transport, ...
"I'll go: keep scrabbling while the eggs last, then knock out the head of that ..."
3. The Wanderings of a Spiritualist by Arthur Conan Doyle (1921)
"He then buried it again and kept raising the handkerchief upon his own side, and
scrabbling about with his long brown fingers underneath its cover. ..."
4. Christian science: With Notes Containing Corrections to Date by Mark Twain (1907)
"She would have had that kind of ambition in the early scrabbling times. ...
She would have gone in the early scrabbling days for much less than an earl, ..."
5. Christian Science: With Notes Containing Corrections to Date by Mark Twain (1907)
"She would have had that kind of an ambition in the early scrabbling times. ...
She would have gone in the early scrabbling days for much less than an earl, ..."
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