scrambling
adjectif C2En français : confus, grimpant
- 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.
Dans la bibliothèque
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.”
“What a queer, scrambling way of expressing his meaning!” said I.
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