Definition of scamble Scamble

We found 7 definitions of scamble from 3 different sources.

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What does scamble mean?

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • scamble (Verb)
    To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or unsteady; to sprawl; to shamble.
  • scamble (Verb)
    To move about pushing and jostling; to be rude and turbulent; to scramble; struggle for place or possession.
  • scamble (Verb)
    To mangle.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • scamble (v. i.)
    To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or unsteady; to sprawl; to shamble.
  • scamble (v. i.)
    To move about pushing and jostling; to be rude and turbulent; to scramble.
  • scamble (v. t.)
    To mangle.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • scamble
    skam′bl, v.i. (obs.) to scramble: to sprawl.—v.t. to mangle: to squander.—ns. Scam′bler, a meal-time visitor; Scam′bling, a hasty meal.—n.pl. Scam′bling-days, days in which meat is scarce.—adv. Scam′blingly, strugglingly. [Ety. dub.; prob. related to shamble.]

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