Scramble
verb
To move or climb quickly, often with difficulty.
He scrambled up the steep hillside
Often appears as...
- scramble up
- scramble over
verb
To mix food ingredients together.
She scrambled the eggs for breakfast
Often appears as...
- scramble eggs
- scramble together
verb
To compete or struggle energetically.
People scrambled to get the best seats
Often appears as...
- scramble for
- scramble to
verb
To make text or data unreadable.
The computer program scrambled the data to protect it
Often appears as...
- scramble data
- scramble code
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Technical
verb
To move or climb quickly, often with difficulty.
He scrambled up the steep hillside
Often appears as...
- scramble up
- scramble over
verb
To mix food ingredients together.
She scrambled the eggs for breakfast
Often appears as...
- scramble eggs
- scramble together
verb
To compete or struggle energetically.
People scrambled to get the best seats
Often appears as...
- scramble for
- scramble to
verb
To make text or data unreadable.
The computer program scrambled the data to protect it
Often appears as...
- scramble data
- scramble code
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Rapid Movement
Use 'scramble' to describe someone moving quickly, often in a disorganized way.
The kids scrambled to pick up the scattered toys.
Pro Tip 2/3Hasty Climbing
'Scramble' is often used when someone ascends or descends quickly and with effort.
She scrambled down from the tree as the rain began.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Graceful
When 'scramble' is used, it implies the action is done without elegance.
He scrambled over the fence, tearing his jeans.
Pro Tip 1/3Rapid Movement
Use 'scramble' to describe someone moving quickly, often in a disorganized way.
The kids scrambled to pick up the scattered toys.
Pro Tip 2/3Hasty Climbing
'Scramble' is often used when someone ascends or descends quickly and with effort.
She scrambled down from the tree as the rain began.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Graceful
When 'scramble' is used, it implies the action is done without elegance.
He scrambled over the fence, tearing his jeans.
Pro Tip 1/3Rapid Movement
Use 'scramble' to describe someone moving quickly, often in a disorganized way.
The kids scrambled to pick up the scattered toys.
Pro Tip 2/3Hasty Climbing
'Scramble' is often used when someone ascends or descends quickly and with effort.
She scrambled down from the tree as the rain began.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Graceful
When 'scramble' is used, it implies the action is done without elegance.
He scrambled over the fence, tearing his jeans.
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Video examples
The history of our world...
And now they're going to be poured back into the egg. And we all know in our heart of hearts that this is not the way the universe works. A scrambled egg is mush -- tasty mush -- but it's mush. An egg is a beautiful, sophisticated thing that can create even more sophisticated things, such as chickens.
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The history of our world...
actually happening is that the egg is on scrambling itself and you will now see the yolk and the white have separated and now they're going to be poured back into the egg and we all know in our heart of hearts that this is not the way the universe works a scrambled egg is
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The Boltzmann brain...
However, the opposite direction isn’t impossible, just so unlikely that we’ll never witness things like scrambled eggs turning raw. But if the universe exists over an infinitely long time, extremely unlikely events will happen,
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How to practice...
and it's a simple loneliness. Loneliness creates a deep psychological wound, one that distorts our perceptions and scrambles our thinking. It makes us believe that those around us care much less than they actually do.
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Can Magnets Scramble...
this small bar of metal to wipe the memory off this laptop destroying my life's work the theory is that if you leave your laptop near a sufficiently big magnet it will erase or scramble everything on its hard drive to
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Let your eyes do the...
scramble familiarity and encourage us to engage with fresh and inquisitive eyes in filmmaking imagery is often selected to help tell a story but I'm much more interested in capturing imagery for its qualities and mood
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The Blind Spots of the...
The alternative is conflict and planetary breakdown. So while we figure out exactly how to design this regime, the countries at the heart of the scramble for resources should receive adequate support,
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Teach every child about...
Now, if I came up here, and I wish I could come up here today and hang a cure for AIDS or cancer, you'd be fighting and scrambling to get to me. This, all this bad news, is preventable.
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How Do Squirrels Find...
under each of them the squirrel comes straight to the yellow cup but it's still in the same position so color and position both seem important to be sure John must scramble
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How the pandemic will...
when faced with a common enemy, respond as one humanity, and instead you know, catalyze a really unseemly scramble between nations to fight for vaccines, for example.
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The history of our world...
And now they're going to be poured back into the egg. And we all know in our heart of hearts that this is not the way the universe works. A scrambled egg is mush -- tasty mush -- but it's mush. An egg is a beautiful, sophisticated thing that can create even more sophisticated things, such as chickens.
Video examples
The history of our world...
actually happening is that the egg is on scrambling itself and you will now see the yolk and the white have separated and now they're going to be poured back into the egg and we all know in our heart of hearts that this is not the way the universe works a scrambled egg is
Video examples
The Boltzmann brain...
However, the opposite direction isn’t impossible, just so unlikely that we’ll never witness things like scrambled eggs turning raw. But if the universe exists over an infinitely long time, extremely unlikely events will happen,
Video examples
How to practice...
and it's a simple loneliness. Loneliness creates a deep psychological wound, one that distorts our perceptions and scrambles our thinking. It makes us believe that those around us care much less than they actually do.
Video examples
Can Magnets Scramble...
this small bar of metal to wipe the memory off this laptop destroying my life's work the theory is that if you leave your laptop near a sufficiently big magnet it will erase or scramble everything on its hard drive to
Video examples
Let your eyes do the...
scramble familiarity and encourage us to engage with fresh and inquisitive eyes in filmmaking imagery is often selected to help tell a story but I'm much more interested in capturing imagery for its qualities and mood
Video examples
The Blind Spots of the...
The alternative is conflict and planetary breakdown. So while we figure out exactly how to design this regime, the countries at the heart of the scramble for resources should receive adequate support,
Video examples
Teach every child about...
Now, if I came up here, and I wish I could come up here today and hang a cure for AIDS or cancer, you'd be fighting and scrambling to get to me. This, all this bad news, is preventable.
Video examples
How Do Squirrels Find...
under each of them the squirrel comes straight to the yellow cup but it's still in the same position so color and position both seem important to be sure John must scramble
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How the pandemic will...
when faced with a common enemy, respond as one humanity, and instead you know, catalyze a really unseemly scramble between nations to fight for vaccines, for example.
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Michael McIntyre
English Comedian
Men need to be with women otherwise I don't think they really know how to behave. They'll just stare at me and it's awkward, so I scramble around in my mind to say the rudest things I can think of just to get something out of them.
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Morgan Freeman
American Actor
I always tell my kids if you lay down, people will step over you. But if you keep scrambling, if you keep going, someone will always, always give you a hand. Always. But you gotta keep dancing, you gotta keep your feet moving.
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Archie Manning
American Athlete
I wasn't supposed to run as much as I did in the NFL. But it turned out that all that scrambling I had done in college became necessary in the NFL. It wasn't by design. It was because I was running for my life!
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Henry Fonda
American Actor
My thinking was scrambled when Sullivan and I separated. Something happened to me that had never happend before. I couldn't cope. It was heartbreak time. I thought it was the end of the world.
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Chris Young
American Musician
I'm a big fan of breakfast food. Literally, the simplest thing in the world - if you can scramble eggs without burning them, I'll eat them. It doesn't matter what time of the day it is.
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Sydney Smith
English Clergyman
To do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in, and scramble through as well as we can.
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Ant Anstead
English Celebrity
In the TV car world there are a lot of channels out there scrambling for car content because there's a real hunger for it.
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Wellington Mara
American Businessman
In trying to scramble out of a hole, it sometimes digs it deeper.
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Wylie Dufresne
American Chef
My mother made the best scrambled eggs, super-loose and soft.
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Rob Gronkowski
American Athlete
No one makes better scrambled eggs than me.
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Michael McIntyre
English Comedian
Men need to be with women otherwise I don't think they really know how to behave. They'll just stare at me and it's awkward, so I scramble around in my mind to say the rudest things I can think of just to get something out of them.
Quote examples
Morgan Freeman
American Actor
I always tell my kids if you lay down, people will step over you. But if you keep scrambling, if you keep going, someone will always, always give you a hand. Always. But you gotta keep dancing, you gotta keep your feet moving.
Quote examples
Archie Manning
American Athlete
I wasn't supposed to run as much as I did in the NFL. But it turned out that all that scrambling I had done in college became necessary in the NFL. It wasn't by design. It was because I was running for my life!
Quote examples
Henry Fonda
American Actor
My thinking was scrambled when Sullivan and I separated. Something happened to me that had never happend before. I couldn't cope. It was heartbreak time. I thought it was the end of the world.
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Chris Young
American Musician
I'm a big fan of breakfast food. Literally, the simplest thing in the world - if you can scramble eggs without burning them, I'll eat them. It doesn't matter what time of the day it is.
Quote examples
Sydney Smith
English Clergyman
To do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in, and scramble through as well as we can.
Quote examples
Ant Anstead
English Celebrity
In the TV car world there are a lot of channels out there scrambling for car content because there's a real hunger for it.
Quote examples
Wellington Mara
American Businessman
In trying to scramble out of a hole, it sometimes digs it deeper.
Quote examples
Wylie Dufresne
American Chef
My mother made the best scrambled eggs, super-loose and soft.
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Rob Gronkowski
American Athlete
No one makes better scrambled eggs than me.
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