scamble

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈskæmbəl/ === Verb === scamble (third-person singular simple present scambles, present participle scambling, simple past and past participle scambled) (intransitive) To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or unsteady; to sprawl; to shamble. 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 61: "Or if you will say, that there may some scambling shift be made without them […] " (intransitive) To move about pushing and jostling; to be rude and turbulent; to scramble; struggle for place or possession. (transitive) To mangle. (transitive) To squander. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “scamble”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === becalms, Malbecs, malbecs, beclams