'Scrambling' definitions:
Definition of 'Scrambling'
From: GCIDE
- Scramble \Scram"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scrambled; p. pr. & vb. n. Scrambling.] [Freq. of Prov. E. scramb to rake together with the hands, or of scramp to snatch at. cf. Scrabble.]
- 1. To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- Of other care they little reckoning make, Than how to scramble at the shearer's feast. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Scrambling'
From: GCIDE
- Scrambling \Scram"bling\, a. Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling. -- {Scram"bling*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
- A huge old scrambling bedroom. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]