scrabble

== English == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch schrabbelen, frequentative of schrabben (“to scrape”), equivalent to scrab +‎ -le. More at scrape. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈskɹæbəl/ Rhymes: -æbəl === Verb === scrabble (third-person singular simple present scrabbles, present participle scrabbling, simple past and past participle scrabbled) (intransitive) To scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws. (transitive) To gather hastily. Synonym: scramble (intransitive) To move with difficulty by making rapid movements back and forth with the hands or paws. (intransitive) To scribble. (transitive) To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble on. to scrabble paper ==== Derived terms ==== hardscrabble scrabbler scrabbly scribble-scrabble ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== scrab scramble scrap scrape scrapple (a sausage-like food) === Noun === scrabble (plural scrabbles) A scramble. a scrabble for dear life === Anagrams === clabbers, crabbles == French == === Noun === scrabble m (plural scrabbles) (Scrabble) a play where all seven tiles are used; a bingo === Verb === scrabble inflection of scrabbler: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “scrabble”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English scrabble. === Noun === scrabble n (plural scrabble-uri) scrabble ==== Declension ====