Scramble \Scram"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scrambled; p. pr. & vb. n. Scrambling.]

[Freq. of Prov. E. scramb to rake together with the hands, or of scramp to snatch at. cf. Scrabble.]

1. To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks.

2. To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired.

Of other care they little reckoning make, Than how to scramble at the shearer's feast. --Milton.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)