scrambling
adjective C2- Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling.
- 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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“What a queer, scrambling way of expressing his meaning!” said I.
She drew her foot as far down the chimney as she could, and waited till she heard a little animal (she couldn’t guess of what sort it was) scratching and scrambling about in the chimney close above her: then, saying to herself “This is Bill,” she gave one sharp kick, and waited to see what would happen next.
“I must apologise for calling so late,” said he, “and I must further beg you to be so unconventional as to allow me to leave your house presently by scrambling over your back garden wall.”
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