scambling

scambling
I. noun
Etymology: origin unknown
dialect : a picked up meal
II. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of scamble (I)
2. : carelessly done : makeshift, shoddy
3. : irregularly spread out : scattered, rambling

a town scambling in all directions

4. : awkwardly formed or executed : shambling

little clean punching and a lot of holding in a scambling bout — Sunday Independent (Dublin)


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Scambling — Scamble Scam ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scambled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scambling}.] [Cf. OD. schampelen to deviate, to slip, schampen to go away, escape, slip, and E. scamper, shamble.] 1. To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or unsteady;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scambling — v. shove and push; be rude and cause disturbance; scramble; move clumsily, move in an awkward manner; shamble; be shuffling; be unsteady; spread out, sprawl; mangle …   English contemporary dictionary

  • scambling-days — scamˈbling days plural noun (obsolete) Days of makeshift meals in Lent • • • Main Entry: ↑scamble …   Useful english dictionary

  • Scamble — Scam ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scambled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scambling}.] [Cf. OD. schampelen to deviate, to slip, schampen to go away, escape, slip, and E. scamper, shamble.] 1. To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or unsteady; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scambled — Scamble Scam ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scambled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scambling}.] [Cf. OD. schampelen to deviate, to slip, schampen to go away, escape, slip, and E. scamper, shamble.] 1. To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or unsteady;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scamblingly — Scam bling*ly, adv. In a scambling manner; with turbulence and noise; with bold intrusiveness. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scrambling — Scram bling, a. Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling. {Scram bling*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] A huge old scrambling bedroom. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scramblingly — Scrambling Scram bling, a. Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling. {Scram bling*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] A huge old scrambling bedroom. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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