scramble for



scramble for someone or something

to push and struggle to get to someone or something. All the teenagers scrambled for the rock star but couldn't catch him. The children scrambled for the candy as it fell from the pinata.
See also: scramble

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Asche[æʃ]
Tymoteuszti-maw-TE-uwshPolish
Maristella-Italian
UllaOOL-lah (Finnish)Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, German
Yusup-Uyghur
ÉTiennee-TYEN (French), e-TSYEN (Quebec French)French