Scrambling down the rocks, the moss and lichens smouldering and bursting into tiny flames under their feet, the two plunged into the water not a moment too soon.
After scrambling about the rocks for a while, the gold-seekers returned to the cove.
Scrambling up a slippery slope, they were soon out of the water, on a narrow, shelving ledge running along a steep wall.
In an instant the three were out of their blankets, up and scrambling over the slippery rocks.
Scrambling over unfamiliar rocks slippery with moisture, when they could not see where they were going, was too perilous an undertaking to be worth attempting.
Farley had taken two or three scrambling steps up the rough-seamed declivity when the workmen tapped the furnace.
Sliding down declivities, scrambling over fallen trees, dipping beneath low-hung branches, we finally came out upon the shore of the lake and found that we had struck the exact spot where the beaver-dam was located.
However, by resting and scrambling up the rocks, he kept on longer than he would have believed possible.
The suspected mound of snow, with the buried horses scrambling to their feet, rose upright at the crash.
Suddenly the Lady stumbled and, as he cruelly reined her, slid helpless and scrambling along the face of a flat rock.
Greatly elated over his discovery, Pike went scrambling down the rocky hillside in the direction of camp.
They had all had luncheon, and Pike had been scrambling up and down the rock like a monkey, and still there was no forward movement of the foe.
As it was, he landed on his head and shoulders, and rolled over; but he was unharmed, and scrambling to his feet, ran to the deer.
Illustration: Mr. Monkey, with a bunch of bananas slung over his back, came scrambling up to the tree-house.
Oh, he just went on ahead," said Bumpo, who had seen his brother scrambling down the tree toward the ground.
Scrambling over rocks, stones and fences, Mappo made his way to the big woods.
Then came the usual climbing and scrambling overhead, and directly George mounted, too, and drove on.
We first took to the mountains," he said; "but the padre found scrambling among the rocky heights did not suit him.
Spaniards are advancing at the double, scrambling over all impediments; it is a question which will reach the river first.
Two lank youths were seen scrambling out of the companionway of the vessel’s cabin and a third was observed aft of the wheel.
Miriam and her little sister Betty arrived about ten o’clock and shortly after, the Rosemary Aunt and Uncle with Trixie came scrambling up the steps from the floating-stage.
The old houses looked very gracious and friendly with the wistaria and ivy and countless kinds of green things scrambling about the rickety balconies and wandering through the open windows.
For the cold clutch of the water had woken up the love of life, and he had swum in a scramblingterror after the boat, and climbed with infinite difficulty back into the oarless boat.
Before they had reached the foot of the bluff Mollie camescrambling down again and ran toward them wildly.
Grace and Amy, following at not quite such breakneck speed, came out on the porch in time to see two slender, black-clad figures with vivid red and green caps scrambling down the side of the bluff that led to the beach.
The current carried us briskly out of the bay; we were very soon moored safely alongside the wreck, and scrambling up her shattered sides, stood on what remained of the deck, and began at once to lay our plans.
There was a great rush and eager scrambling for the coins, and the lucky ones were loud and voluble in the expression of their gratitude.
The women especially were vociferous in their rivalry, so much so that Khandjan himself was compelled to put an end to their scrambling by making an equitable distribution of the pilgrims.
As our boat ran in to the shore, they came scrambling down and helped us out upon a narrow strand.
But his horse managed to keep its feet, and just as it was scrambling out upon the farther bank, McCarthy heard a scream from the darkness behind him, and then a woman's voice crying for help.
Scrambling through hedges, constant walking over stony ways, beds on dampish soil--these things told upon his garments; they soon began to drop away from him in shreds.
Then, seeing that Bertie had picked himself up, and was preparing to escape by scrambling through a quickset hedge into a field of uncut hay-- "Stop!
I can make her one every day here," she thought, scrambling up the grass on her slippery shoes.
Mrs. Sangster drew a long breath, and stood upright to listen; letting go her hold of the bushes by whose help she was scrambling down in the bed of the burn.
I came on them just as they were on the point of scrambling down a precipice, and I have promised to take her round by the road to rejoin them at the inn.
Again and again he paused to listen, but no sounds greeted his ear save those that belonged to the woods at night, till at last, afterscrambling up a rocky ridge, he became aware of a reflected light shining at the foot of a cliff.
But Le Neve persevered in spite of them, scrambling and tottering as he went, over wet and slippery reefs, with Tyrrel still clasped in his arms, and pressed tight to his breast, till he landed him safe at last on the firm sand beside him.
There's always someone wandering and scramblingabout these cliffs, don't you see?
The swimmer, scrambling on to the reef in an exhausted manner, forgetful evidently of the object for which he had returned, made for the rum cask, and fell down beside it as though sleep had touched him instead of death.
From the ship men were casting themselves overboard like water-rats, swimming in the water like ducks, scrambling on board the boats anyhow.
Presently I saw the cowboys scrambling up the bank as if to get out of our way; then the President on his fine gray stallion scrambling up the bank with his escort, and looking ominously in my direction, as we thundered by.
And the quick receding and then cessation of the sound of the scrambling body in the tunnel had told him the seen half and the unseen half of the intruder had alike vanished beyond earshot, far under ground.
The tramping of feet, the scrambling ejection of the Jap butler, the clanging shut of many metal blinds--all these had interfered with the calm peacefulness of Simon Cameron's slumbers.
Scrambling to his feet, Finnerty was just in time to throw his arms around Swinton and bring him to an expostulating standstill.
He stood watching the scuttling first rush of the horse, the groom madly scramblingto the back seat, till they had vanished around a corner.
There was a big crowd outside, just scrambling for them, and we had Westy's aluminum coffee-pot about half full of pennies.
I knew that it would be hard pulling myself up and scrambling onto the bridge again; all of us wouldn't manage it, that was sure.
When the Chinamen found that they were unable to drive out the men who had entered the town, and that others were scrambling over the wall to their assistance, they turned and fled, closely pursued by the sailors.
That killed all Tom's scruples, and he was soon scurrying through the fields, scrambling over hedges, leaping ditches, and getting his clothes into as pretty a pickle as could be desired.
Finding my feet at once, I made for the hedge, scrambling through it as Tiger began to give tongue.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "scrambling" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
