SCRAM'BLING, participle present tense 1. Climbing by the help of the hands. 2. Catching at eagerly and without ceremony. SCRAM'BLING, noun 1. The act of climbing by the help of the hands. 2. The act of seizing or catching at with eager haste and without ceremony.
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