to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.

to grapple or struggle with or as if with the claws or hands.

to scrawl; scribble.

to scratch or dig frantically with the hands; claw (often fol. by at )

scrabbling at a locked door to escape the flames.

to jostle or struggle for possession of something; grab or collect something in a disorderly way; scramble.

a scratching or scraping, as with the claws or hands.

a scrawled or scribbled writing.

a disorderly struggle for possession of something; scramble

After the fumble, there was a scrabble for the football.

verb

clamber , grope , scape , scribble , struggle