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How do you use Scrabbling in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Scrabbling in a sentence

Scrabbling meaning

present participle and gerund of scrabble

Using Scrabbling

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of scrabble
  • In the example corpus, scrabbling often appears in combinations such as: are scrabbling, scrabbling to.

Context around Scrabbling

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 15 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Scrabbling

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

achievable by scrabbling around locally 1× authorities are scrabbling to import 1× gea was scrabbling all over 1× insurers are scrabbling to pass 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

david de gea 1× it follows that 1× the libyan authorities 1× tories construction bosses 1×

Common sentence endings:

battle ravaged tripoli 1× for their funding 1× over the show 1× pass the buck 1×

Words around Scrabbling

Just before it in the word index:

scrabble 70 scra 7 scr 39 scpz 2 scpl 2 scphd 2

Just after it in the word index:

scrabster 3 scrag 4 scragg 3 scraggly 4 scraggs 4 scraggy 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Scrabbling

  • In this selection, "scrabbling" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 15 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include achievable by scrabbling around locally and authorities are scrabbling to import. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "scrabbling" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with scrabbling

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

David de Gea was scrabbling all over the show. (9 words)

Tories, construction bosses and insurers are scrabbling to pass the buck. (11 words)

The Libyan authorities are scrabbling to import medical supplies in the battle-ravaged Tripoli. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

It follows that projects like these, in these communities and others all across Maine, shouldn’t only be achievable by scrabbling around locally for their funding. (26 words)

The Libyan authorities are scrabbling to import medical supplies in the battle-ravaged Tripoli. (14 words)

Tories, construction bosses and insurers are scrabbling to pass the buck. (11 words)

Example sentences (4)

David de Gea was scrabbling all over the show.

It follows that projects like these, in these communities and others all across Maine, shouldn’t only be achievable by scrabbling around locally for their funding.

The Libyan authorities are scrabbling to import medical supplies in the battle-ravaged Tripoli.

Tories, construction bosses and insurers are scrabbling to pass the buck.

Common combinations with scrabbling

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "scrabbling" in a sentence?
An example: "David de Gea was scrabbling all over the show." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "scrabbling" from authentic English texts.
What does "scrabbling" mean?
Scrabbling means: present participle and gerund of scrabble
How many example sentences with "scrabbling" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "scrabbling", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.