Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scramb

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scramb
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To scratch (something) with claws or fingernails; to claw, to scram.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To pull down or rip off (something) with force.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To scrape (something) together with the hands.

British usage; Obsolete; Transitive verb

noun

A handful of something scraped together.

British usage; Transitive verb

Etymology

The verb, especially sense 2 (“to scratch with the claws or fingernails”), is possibly related to Dutch schrammen (“to graze, scratch”) and German schrammen (“to scratch, scrape”), from Late Middle High German schramm, schramme (“a graze, scratch”); further etymology unknown. The noun is derived from the verb.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: schrammen, schramm

Usage

Inflected Forms

scrambs (present, singular) scrambing (participle, present) scrambed (participle, past) scrambed (past) scrambs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

scramble scramp scram

Questions

What does scramb mean?: To scratch (something) with claws or fingernails; to claw, to scram.
Where does scramb come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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