scramble
verb (used without object)
to climb or move quickly using one's hands and feet, as down a rough incline.
was scrambling
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past progressiveof scramble.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Back then, American Axle was scrambling to cut costs and hunker down as its main customer, GM, teetered toward bankruptcy the following year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Dillon: Some people were unhappy, so production was scrambling for certain cast members.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
Everyone, it seemed, was scrambling to load up on the humble macro.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026
The new site, Mr Pearson said, "was scrambling the neurological shortcuts that people had spent a decade building".
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025
Brian was not going—he had put off his early application to Princeton and, along with a handful of other procrastinators, was scrambling to finish by the deadline—so he did not factor into the calculations.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
