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scrabbling

/ˈskræb.lɪŋ/

scrabblingnoun

scrabblings

Translations

копание

He was scrabbling in the dirt to find his lost keys.

Он копался в земле, чтобы найти свои потерянные ключи.

царапание

The sound of scrabbling at the door made the dog bark.

Звук царапания у двери заставил собаку лаять.

Definitions

The act of scratching or scraping, especially with the hands or claws.

The sound of scrabbling in the attic kept her awake all night.

A hurried or disorganized effort to achieve something.

There was a scrabbling for the last few tickets to the concert.

Synonyms

scrabblinggerund / present participle

/ˈskræb.lɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something that is scraping or clawing.

Definitions

Engaged in or characterized by a frantic scratching or clawing motion.

She heard the scrabbling mice behind the wall.

scrabbleverb

scrabbling

Gerund

scrabbled

Past Simple

scrabbled

Past Participle

scrabbling

Gerund

/ˈskræb.əl/

Translations

царапать

The cat began to scrabble at the door, wanting to be let out.

Кошка начала царапать дверь, желая выйти.

рыться

He had to scrabble through the pile of papers to find the document.

Ему пришлось рыться в куче бумаг, чтобы найти документ.

Additional translations

шарить

царапаться

Definitions

To scratch or grope around with one's fingers to find, collect, or hold onto something.

She scrabbled in her bag for her keys.

To struggle or work hard to achieve something, often with difficulty.

He scrabbled to finish the project before the deadline.

To scribble or write something quickly and carelessly.

She scrabbled a note on the back of an envelope.

Synonyms

scrabblenoun

Definitions

An act of scrambling or struggling to achieve something.

There was a scrabble for the last few tickets to the concert.

A quick, often messy piece of writing; a scrawl.

His signature was little more than an illegible scrabble.

scrabbleproper noun

Definitions

A trademarked word board game in which players create interlocking words with lettered tiles to score points.

We spent the rainy afternoon playing Scrabble.