to scrabble
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7.0
- verb
- /ˈskræbəl/
:
garabatear
- He had to scrabble quickly to write down all the ideas that came to mind during the brainstorm.
Examples
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The child started to scrabble her drawing, making it difficult to understand what she had created.
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In a hurry, she began to scrabble her notes together before the meeting started.
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As I walked away under the empty light fixtures, I could hear him scrabble the key in the lock.
Fiction book (1990) -
About the girl and the juniper tree, Snow White and Rose Red, the West Wind, and the witch house that scrabbles on chicken legs.
Fiction book (1999) -
His toes and fingernails scrabble futilely on the slick, wet ice.
Fiction book (1999) -
She grabbed her purse, scrabbled around for a pencil, and began transcribing the code.
Fiction book (1998) -
She mouthed a curse, her fingers scrabbling frantically at the knot.
Fiction book (1992) -
He had written, taught, lectured, and tutored; traveled, scrabbled, and scrambled; and always Sara Lisa said there was not enough money, they needed more, she was worried about Carl Junior and the girls.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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3.5
To write or draw quickly and carelessly so it is hard to read
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5.5
To write or draw quickly and carelessly so it is hard to read
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4.4
To write something quickly without much care
To draw or write with uneven, untidy strokes
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Etymology
Scrabble also grew to mean making quick, messy marks on paper, much like the word scribble or a hurried scratch. So to scrabble a note or signature is to write it fast and carelessly, which can make it hard to read.