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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
scrabble .
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Examples
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Oliver scrabbles for relics of the period in the waters off Devon and a copper mine in Wales, demonstrating that Britain's path from bronze age to iron age was not a smooth one, defined by economic collapse and social upheaval.
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Think back to the world wars or any of the localized Cold War era scrabbles.
Sarah Holewinski: You're a Widow in Libya... Now What? Sarah Holewinski 2011
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OK, global ad revenues are up 8%, but it's the whole context that counts as AOL scrabbles to create a viable company.
The Huffington Post is spending money parent AOL just isn't making 2011
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The bulldog scrabbles stiff-legged toward a woman with a leash and whoofs up at her adoringly, and the two of them head away toward the baseball field.
The Other Side of Dark Sarah Smith 2010
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Summer scrabbles eagerly for the brochure as I pull it out of the envelope.
Confetti Confidential Holly McQueen 2010
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Another patient, in the bed next to his, scrabbles for the remote control and turns on the TV to a blaring level.
The Lady Matador’s Hotel Cristina García 2010
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Summer scrabbles eagerly for the brochure as I pull it out of the envelope.
Confetti Confidential Holly McQueen 2010
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A lizard slides over her toes, and she jumps, her fingernails raking against the tiles as she scrabbles to stay put.
Zombies vs. Unicorns Justine Larbalestier 2010
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There is a large, wet stain on his pants as he scrabbles toward an exit.
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The monkey leaps out of her arms, scrabbles over a footstool and springs onto a small trampoline.
The Lives That Came Before You, The Lives That Never End 2009
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