scrambling

VERB

race; get into position clumsily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clamber climb contend crawl jostle push rush scurry vie

STRONG

hasten move run scrabble scuttle strive struggle swarm trek

WEAK

jockey for position look alive make haste

Antonyms

STRONGEST

retreat

STRONG

rest stay stop

Example Sentences

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"Horn toad is right, the way you're scabbling around amongst them rocks," he called light-heartedly to the kid.

From Cow-Country by Bower, B. M.

I made some scabbling shift to pull her above high-water mark, and then went my ways.

From The Deemster by Caine, Hall, Sir