scrabbled in English

verb
1
scratch or grope around with one's fingers to find, collect, or hold onto something.
she scrabbled at the grassy slope, desperate for a firm grip
synonyms:scratchgroperummagerootgrubscavengefumblefeelclamberscramble
verb

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1. 26 The kids scrabbled up the slope.

2. He scrabbled for the light switch.

3. He scrabbled in the snow for the rotten corpse.

4. She scrabbled around in her bag for her glasses.

5. Both clerk and dwarf rolled and scrabbled in the mud.

6. She scrabbled away unbalanced, going too fast to stand up.

7. A wren scrabbled in leaf litter a few yards away: tiny, rufous-brown, pert tailed.

8. Synonyms for Crawled include slithered, wriggled, slid, snaked, wormed, crept, creeped, scrabbled, clambered and writhed

9. The pony scrabbled up and waited for the rider, who remounted and carried on.

10. 28 He grabbed his jacket and scrabbled in his desk drawer for some loose change.

11. Tam scrabbled at each pair of legs in turn, remembering the biscuits; the more uninhibited guests kicked, furtively.

12. 29 Tam scrabbled at each pair of legs in turn, remembering the biscuits; the more uninhibited guests kicked, furtively.