Thesaurus: scamble

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1. v. i. To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or unsteady; to sprawl; to shamble.
2. v. i. To move about pushing and jostling; to be rude and turbulent; to scramble.
3. v. t. To mangle.
4. 1. To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or unsteady; to sprawl; to shamble. "Some scambling shifts." Dr. H. More. "A fine old hall, but a scambling house." Evelyn. 2. To move about pushing and jostling; to be rude and turbulent; to scramble. "The scambling and unquiet time did push it out of . . . question." Shak. To mangle. [Obs.] Mortimer.
5. To mangle. [Obs.] Mortimer.
6. v. i. To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or unsteady; to sprawl; to shamble. v. i. To move about pushing and jostling; to be rude and turbulent; to scramble. v. t. To mangle.