adj
Meaning 1
Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling.
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Standard Lemma guide
scrambling
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adj
Meaning 2
Having a stem too weak to support itself, instead attaching to and relying on the stems or trunks of stronger plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
The act by which something is scrambled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- The scrambling of the message made it harder to decode.
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noun
Meaning 4
Ascending steep terrain using one's hands to assist in holds and balance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 5
The ability of a language to reorder arguments within a clause without changing the core meaning or violating grammaticality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of scramble
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Examples
- The Air Force is scrambling the fighter jets.
- When you start scrambling eggs, look first for tiny pieces of eggshell that might have fallen in.
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History
Etymology
(linguistics): Coined by American linguist John R. Ross in 1967.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: brouillage — Translations
- German: Scrambling — Translations
- German: Verwürfelung — Translations
- Turkish: tırmanış — Translations
- German: scrambling — Translations
- German: kletternd — Translations
- Turkish: tırmanarak — Translations
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