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Meaning of scrambled

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

scrambled

Pronunciation:

verb

Definitions

  1. To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface.

  2. To proceed to a location or an objective in a disorderly manner.

  3. (of food ingredients, usually including egg) To thoroughly combine and cook as a loose mass.

    Example: I scrambled some eggs with spinach and cheese.

  4. To process (telecommunication signals) to make them unintelligible to an unauthorized listener.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Mixed, disordered, shuffled.

    Example: a scrambled TV signal, requiring decryption

  2. (of eggs) Beaten and cooked.

    Example: He always ate his eggs fried, never scrambled.