Pronunciation: /ˈskræmbəl/
noun a disorderly or hasty movement or action
A1 The children had a fun scramble to find Easter eggs in the garden.
A2 She made a scramble with eggs, cheese, and vegetables for breakfast.
B1 The team had to do a scramble to rearrange the schedule after the meeting was canceled.
B2 There was a scramble for tickets to the concert as soon as they went on sale.
C1 The political scandal caused a media scramble to get the latest updates.
C2 The company faced a financial scramble after the stock market crash.
verb to move quickly and in a chaotic manner
A1 I like to scramble eggs for breakfast.
A2 The children scrambled to find Easter eggs hidden in the garden.
B1 The hikers had to scramble up the steep mountain slope.
B2 The quarterback scrambled to avoid being sacked by the defense.
C1 The journalist scrambled to meet the deadline for the breaking news story.
C2 The company had to scramble to find a new supplier after their current one went out of business.
formal The chef demonstrated the proper technique to scramble eggs in a stainless steel pan.
informal I always scramble my eggs with a little bit of milk to make them extra fluffy.
slang Let's scramble and get out of here before anyone sees us.
figurative The unexpected news caused a scramble in the stock market.
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