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  1. scramblingnoun

    An act of scrambling.

    The scrambling of the message made it harder to decode.

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  1. Scrambling

    Scrambling is a mountaineering term for ascending steep terrain using one's hands to assist in holds and balance. It is also used to describe terrain that falls between hiking and rock climbing (as a “scramble”).Sure-footedness and a head for heights are essential. Canyoning and stream climbing are other types of scrambling.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Scrambling

    of Scramble

  2. Scramblingadjective

    confused and irregular; awkward; scambling

Wikidata

  1. Scrambling

    Scrambling is a method of ascending rocky faces and ridges. It is an ambiguous term that lies somewhere between hillwalking and rock climbing. It is often distinguished from hillwalking by defining a scramble as a route where hands must be used in the ascent. Less exists to distinguish it from climbing, with many easy climbs sometimes referred to as difficult scrambles. A distinction can be made by defining a climb as any ascent where hands are used to hold body weight, rather than just for balance. The Mountaineers climbing organization defines scrambling as follows: "Alpine Scrambles are off-trail trips, often on snow or rock, with a 'non-technical' summit as a destination. A non-technical summit is one that is reached without the need for certain types of climbing equipment, and not involving travel on extremely steep slopes or on glaciers. However, this can mean negotiating lower angle rock, traveling through talus and scree, crossing streams, fighting one's way through dense brush, and walking on snow-covered slopes."

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scrambling in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scrambling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of scrambling in a Sentence

  1. Karen Meech:

    On our team we've been scrambling here at the University of Hawaii to get observations to make position measurements, every time a new comet is discovered, everybody starts to try and get data so that you can get the orbit.

  2. Jennifer Falcon:

    It was clear they didn't have any plan for reunification when they began separating families and now are chaotically scrambling to right the wrong they've made.

  3. Matt Smith:

    They're scrambling to find buyers for their crude.

  4. Dan Mullen:

    Yeah, I think you see him really settling down and understand, i thought he did a great job making his reads, managing the offense, getting us in the right checks, getting us into the right plays. You know, decision-making was pretty good in the pass game. And obviously, scrambling — I mean, look at it, what did he have, 15 carries? That’s probably a little much, but I think a bunch of ’em were scrambles, too, and him improvising. I don’t know if we called many direct quarterback runs in the game tonight.

  5. Jeremy Faust:

    This is not ready for prime time and, quite frankly, it sends a message that they're scrambling.

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