Definition of "scrambling" in English

verb

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.

noun

1. The act by which something is scrambled.

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

2. (climbing) Ascending steep terrain using one's hands to assist in holds and balance.

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

adjective

1. Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling.

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