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scrabbling

/ˈskræb.lɪŋ/

scrabblingnoun

scrabblings

Traductions

grattement

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

Le grattement dans le grenier l'a tenue éveillée toute la nuit.

Traductions supplémentaires

ruéeAu sens d’une tentative précipitée et désordonnée pour obtenir quelque chose.

Définitions

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.

Synonymes

scrabblinggerund / present participle

/ˈskræb.lɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something that is scraping or clawing.

Traductions

grattantS’emploie pour un mouvement frénétique de grattage ou de griffe.

She heard the scrabbling mice behind the wall.

Elle a entendu les souris grattant derrière le mur.

Définitions

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/

Traductions

tâtonnerAvec l’idée de chercher à l’aveugle avec les doigts.

She scrabbled in her bag for her keys.

Elle tâtonnait dans son sac à la recherche de ses clés.

griffonnerÉcrire vite et négligemment.

She scrabbled a note on the back of an envelope.

Elle a griffonné un mot au dos d’une enveloppe.

se démenerSens figuré : faire de grands efforts pour atteindre un objectif, souvent avec difficulté.

He scrabbled to finish the project before the deadline.

Il s’est déméné pour terminer le projet avant la date limite.

Définitions

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.

Synonymes

scrabblenoun

Définitions

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

Définitions

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

We spent the rainy afternoon playing Scrabble.