Scrambling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Scrambling is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of scramble.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of scramble.
More Meanings
- The act by which something is scrambled.
- (climbing) Ascending steep terrain using one's hands to assist in holds and balance.
- (linguistics) The ability of a language to reorder arguments within a clause without changing the core meaning or violating grammaticality.
- Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling.
- (botany) Having a stem too weak to support itself, instead attaching to and relying on the stems or trunks of stronger plants.
Example Sentences
A huge old scrambling bedroom.
The Air Force is scrambling the fighter jets.
The scrambling of the message made it harder to decode.
When you start scrambling eggs, look first for tiny pieces of eggshell that might have fallen in.
Word Forms
- scramblings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scurry, scamper, struggle, scuffle, beat, clamber.
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