Past tense of scrabble

Forms of scrabble

Scrabbled in a sentence

• In the narrower parts we had to push our way along it between bushes and brambles which scrabbled along the sides as though they tried to pull us back.1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 217
• A cellphone rang and he scrabbled for it with clumsy fingers, his eyes already a bit glassy.2014, Maya Fowler & Isobel Dixon (translation of Karin Brynard's Plaasmoord), Weeping Waters, page 636. From the entry sharp-sharp
• The vicious needles pincushioned my hands and the tree wobbled precariously as I scrabbled for a pain-free hold.2013, Pippa Wright, The Foster Husband, London: Pan Books, →ISBN, pages 87–88. From the entry pincushion
• Squealing and still propelled by the kick, the calf scrabbled through the forest of legs and into the open.1998, Katharine Payne, Silent Thunder: In the Presence of Elephants, page 59. From the entry forest
• Sometimes she scrabbled through the drifts on hilltops and found a few wizened bearberries or a handful of rock-tripe, a kind of moss.1952, Farley Mowat, People of the Deer, Key Porter, published 2005, page 26. From the entry bearberry

Meaning of scrabble

1. verb To scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws.
2. verb To gather hastily.
3. verb To move with difficulty by making rapid movements back and forth with the hands or paws.

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• Scrabble in Tamil
• Scrabble in Marathi
• Scrabble in Urdu

Questions about the past tense of scrabble

What is the past tense of scrabble?

The past tense of scrabble is scrabbled.

What is the past participle of scrabble?

The past participle of scrabble is scrabbled.

Is scrabble a regular or irregular verb?

Scrabble is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.