scrambling

Definitions

The act of moving quickly and awkwardly, often using one's hands and feet to climb.

The process of mixing or jumbling things together in a confused or disordered way.

The electronic alteration of a signal to make it unintelligible without a specific decoder.

Examples

The hikers were scrambling over the jagged rocks to reach the summit before sunset.

The quarterback was scrambling to find an open receiver as the defensive line closed in.

Synonyms

clambering hastening jostling struggling rushing hurrying scurrying

Antonyms

strolling resting organizing arranging lingering sauntering idling