Scrabble

usgb/ˈskræbl/
verb

To search quickly and with difficulty, often using your hands in a desperate manner.

She was scrabbling in her purse looking for her keys.
Visual representation of "scrabble" - To search quickly and with difficulty, often using your hands in a desperate manner

Often appears as...

  • scrabble around
  • scrabble for
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Visual representation of "scrabble"
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Desperate Searching

Use when someone is desperately looking for something, often in a chaotic way.

Illustration for Desperate Searching
He was scrabbling for his phone in the mess of his room.
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Hasty Movement

Implies quick, uncoordinated movements, usually in a state of urgency or panic.

Illustration for Hasty Movement
She scrabbled at the lock with shaking hands.
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