单词 | scrabbling |
释义 | scrabblingn. The action of scrabble v.; also, an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habits or actions > habits and actions > [noun] > scrabbling or scratching scrabbling1582 scrabbing1880 scrabble1894 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [noun] > struggling wrestling?c1225 strugglingc1386 scrabbling1582 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [noun] > scratching or scraping about scrabbling1582 scrabble1894 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [noun] > scratching or scraping scraping1561 scrabbling1582 screed?a1669 scratching1776 scratch1787 scritch-scratch1842 scrooping1849 scroopa1859 scrattling1861 scritch-scratching1881 scrape1886 scritch1953 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iv. 82 Al they the lyke poste haste dyd make, with scarboro scrabbling. 1631 R. Bolton Instr. Right Comf. Affl. Consciences 73 Such..speeches are but as so many catches and scrablings of a Man over head in water. a1650 P. Fletcher Father's Test. (1670) 20 They were suddenly frighted by some noise (perhaps the scrabling of their cat or dog). 1958 Washington Post 31 Oct. a3/1 The kind of digging, scrabbling and clawing that accomplished the rescue of the 12 who were brought out alive early today. 1974 D. Sears Lark in Clear Air v. 60 I'd never known anything other than hard times. Nor did rough scrabbling impose other than normal conditions on Brulé Township. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < |
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