scrabble
pronunciation
How to pronounce scrabble in British English:
UK [ˈskræbl]
How to pronounce scrabble in American English:
US [ˈskræbəl]
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- Noun:
- an aimless drawing
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- Verb:
- feel searchingly
- write down quickly without much attention to detail
Word Origin
- scrabble (v.)
- 1530s, "to scrawl, scribble," from Dutch schrabbelen, frequentative of schrabben "to scratch," from the same root as scrape (v.). Meaning "to struggle, scramble" first recorded 1630s. Related: Scrabbled; scrabbling.
- Scrabble (n.)
- board game, 1949, proprietary name (registered U.S.), probably from scribble-scrabble "hasty writing" (1580s), a reduplication of scribble (n.).
Example
- 1. There are different ways to cheat , even in scrabble .
- 2. But surely , the perfect outlet for having a vast vocabulary is scrabble .
- 3. In chinese scrabble , you would kill for a hand like this .
- 4. The white house hosts movie nights and the family play scrabble together .
- 5. If you have ever played scrabble , this one will already be familiar .