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scramble

noun verb

Rushing about hastily in an undignified way

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
S
Ends with
E
Contains
CR
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈskɹæmbl̩

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Meaning

Definitions

noun C1

  1. Rushing about hastily in an undignified way

noun C1

  1. An unceremonious and disorganized struggle

verb

  1. Make unintelligible

    “Scramble the message so that nobody can understand it”

verb

  1. Stir vigorously

    “Beat the egg whites”

verb

  1. Bring into random order

verb

  1. To move hurriedly

    “The friend scrambled after them”

verb

  1. Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

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Example Sentences

Scramble the message so that nobody can understand it
Beat the egg whites
Beat the cream
The friend scrambled after them

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