scramble

[US]/ˈskræmbl/
[UK]/ˈskræmbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. to move quickly by crawling or climbing; to compete or struggle
vt. to mix up by stirring; to jumble
n. a crawling movement; a struggle.

Phrases & Collocations

egg scramble

scramble for

Example Sentences

scramble for a living

a mad scramble for the bus.

scramble to one's feet

scramble up a steep hillside

scramble for power and wealth

she scrambled out of the car.

I lost Tommy in the scramble for a seat.

scramble the pages of a manuscript

scrambled for the best seats.

The children scrambled up the hill.

see them scramble to kosher illegal evidence.

the organizers scrambled frantically to rejig schedules.

we scrambled over the damp boulders.

I tried to scramble to my feet.

Robbie scrambled into jeans and a T-shirt.

firms scrambled to win public-sector contracts.

an undignified scramble over the wall.

I tucked into the bacon and scrambled eggs.

Bad weather scrambled the air schedules.

Real-world Examples

Researchers have been scrambling to find the cause.

Source: The Economist - Technology

European nations are also scrambling to get their citizens out of Kabul.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2021

The Biden administration's been scrambling to contain the fallout.

Source: VOA Daily Standard April 2023 Collection

A little butter on it and then have scrambled eggs.

Source: Celebrity's Daily Meal Plan (Bilingual Selection)

This is the scramble for the land ISIS built and lost.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2018 Collection

She scrambled out of the water and ran off, howling.

Source: Theatrical play: Gulliver's Travels

Small wonder, then, that music firms are scrambling to cut costs.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

And now you're scrambling to go home.

Source: Our Day Season 2

But these people, you can see, they're scrambling out of the way.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May/June 2018 Compilation

So it left them kind of scrambling.

Source: NPR News May 2019 Compilation

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