Scrambling is the act of trying to get out of a difficult or dangerous situation by doing anything that you can. When there's a scramble for the ball at the park, everybody is trying to get their hands on it.
The players were scrambling to get away from the flames.
The students were scrambling to get out of the classroom in time.
verb
To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface.
verb
To proceed to a location or an objective in a disorderly manner.
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(of food ingredients, usually including egg) To thoroughly combine and cook as a loose mass.
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To process (telecommunication signals) to make them unintelligible to an unauthorized listener.
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To quickly deploy (vehicles, usually aircraft) to a destination in response to an alert, usually to intercept an attacking enemy.
verb
To be quickly deployed in this manner.
verb
To partake in motocross.
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To ascend rocky terrain as a leisure activity.
verb
To gather or collect by scrambling.
verb
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.
verb
To throw something down for others to compete for in this manner.
noun
An act of scrambling.
adjective
Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling.
adjective
Having a stem too weak to support itself, instead attaching to and relying on the stems or trunks of stronger plants.
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The rats are scrambling in the cage.
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It is time to scramble to transmogrify into a person.
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The three scramble to fix the problem.
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New Democrats are scrambling to save legislation.
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Archaeologists of all backgrounds are scrambling to locate body.
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The logic of managerial capitalism is being scrambled up.
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Neither was any of the countless scientists scrambling to verify the discovery.
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Stroke may scramble the brain's sensory map of the hand.
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Drivers and homeowners scrambled to secure fuel for their cars and generators.
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Germany scrambled to reconfirm those agreements the moment it reunified.