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Meaning of scrambling

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

scrambling

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.

noun

Definitions

  1. An act of scrambling.

    Example: The scrambling of the message made it harder to decode.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling.

  2. Having a stem too weak to support itself, instead attaching to and relying on the stems or trunks of stronger plants.