"scamble" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈskæmbəl/ Forms: scambles [present, singular, third-person], scambling [participle, present], scambled [participle, past], scambled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} scamble (third-person singular simple present scambles, present participle scambling, simple past and past participle scambled)
  1. (intransitive) To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or unsteady; to sprawl; to shamble. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-scamble-en-verb-5FdU9glv
  2. (intransitive) To move about pushing and jostling; to be rude and turbulent; to scramble; struggle for place or possession. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-scamble-en-verb-oLiyICod Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 57 10 2
  3. (transitive) To mangle. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-scamble-en-verb-SrLtM5aQ
  4. (transitive) To squander. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-scamble-en-verb-NzRz24d0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: scambler

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for scamble meaning in All languages combined (2.4kB)

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