Scrabbling Scrabbled Scrabble Bre /ˈskræbl/Name /ˈskræbl/ Verb Intransitive] ~ Around/About Sth)| +

verb

[intransitive] ~ (around/about) (for sth)| + adv./prep. (especially BrE)to try to find or to do sth in a hurry or with difficulty, often by moving your hands or feet about quickly, without much controlShe scrabbled around in her bag for her glasses. He was scrabbling for a foothold on the steep slope. a sound like rats scrabbling on the other side of the wall In his panic, he began scrabbling at the lock. The kids scrabbled up the slope.