scrambling

/S K R AE1 M B AH0 L IH0 NG/

verb

1
To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface.
2
To proceed to a location or an objective in a disorderly manner.
3
(of food ingredients, usually including egg) To thoroughly combine and cook as a loose mass.
“I scrambled some eggs with spinach and cheese.”
4
To process (telecommunication signals) to make them unintelligible to an unauthorized listener.
5
To quickly deploy (vehicles, usually aircraft) to a destination in response to an alert, usually to intercept an attacking enemy.
6
To be quickly deployed in this manner.
7
To partake in motocross.
8
To ascend rocky terrain as a leisure activity.
9
To gather or collect by scrambling.
“to scramble up wealth”
10
To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired.
11
To throw something down for others to compete for in this manner.

noun

1
An act of scrambling.
“The scrambling of the message made it harder to decode.”

adjective

1
Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling.
2
Having a stem too weak to support itself, instead attaching to and relying on the stems or trunks of stronger plants.

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