scrambling

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   present participle and gerund of scramble

   • The Air Force is scrambling the fighter jets.
   • When you start scrambling eggs, look first for tiny pieces of eggshell that might have fallen in.
2. 2

   The act by which something is scrambled.

   • The scrambling of the message made it harder to decode.
3. 3

   Ascending steep terrain using one's hands to assist in holds and balance.

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   1. 4

      The ability of a language to reorder arguments within a clause without changing the core…

      The ability of a language to reorder arguments within a clause without changing the core meaning or violating grammaticality.

      • As all the Germanic languages are V2 languages (except English, which also has neither object shift nor scrambling), and as as the examples are main clauses without auxiliary verbs, the main verb has moved to C.
   2. 5

      Confused and irregular

      Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling.

      • A huge old scrambling bedroom.
   3. 6

      Having a stem too weak to support itself, instead attaching to and relying on the stems…

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

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