Boggle vs. Scramble: What's the Difference?

To hesitate as if in fear or doubt.

To move or climb hurriedly, especially on the hands and knees.

To shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment

To climb, as on a mountainside, by using both hands and feet for support but typically without using a rope or other specialized gear.

To act ineptly or inefficiently; bungle.

To struggle or contend frantically in order to get something

To cause to be overcome, as with fright or astonishment.

To take off with all possible haste, as to intercept enemy aircraft.

To botch; bungle.

To run around with the ball behind the line of scrimmage in order to avoid being tackled while searching for an open receiver.

Either literally or figuratively to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle.

To run forward with the ball when unable to complete an intended pass play. Used of a quarterback.

(intransitive) To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.

(Linguistics) To move to another position in a syntactic structure, as for emphasis. Used of phrases or other syntactic constituents.

(transitive) To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.

To mix or throw together haphazardly.

To embarrass with difficulties; to palter or equivocate; to bungle or botch.

To gather together in a hurried or disorderly fashion.

To dissemble; to play fast and loose (with someone or something).

To cook (beaten eggs) until firm but with a soft consistency.

To wiggle the eyes as a result of bruxing.

(Electronics) To distort or garble (a signal) so as to render it unintelligible without a special receiver.

(dated) A scruple or objection.

To cause (aircraft) to take off as fast as possible, as to intercept enemy aircraft.

(dated) A bungle; a botched situation.

The act or an instance of scrambling.

To stop or hesitate as if suddenly frightened, or in doubt, or impeded by unforeseen difficulties; to take alarm; to exhibit hesitancy and indecision.

An arduous hike or climb over rough terrain, especially one that requires the use of the hands for support but does not require specialized mountaineering gear.

To do anything awkwardly or unskillfully.

A struggle for something

To play fast and loose; to dissemble.

(Sports) See motocross.

To embarrass with difficulties; to make a bungle or botch of.

A swift takeoff of military aircraft in response to an alert or attack.

Startle with amazement or fear

(intransitive) To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface.

Hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear

(intransitive) To proceed to a location or an objective in a disorderly manner.

Overcome with amazement;

To thoroughly combine and cook as a loose mass.

(transitive) To process (telecommunication signals) to make them unintelligible to an unauthorized listener.

To quickly deploy (vehicles, usually aircraft) to a destination in response to an alert, usually to intercept an attacking enemy.

To be quickly deployed in this manner.

To partake in motocross.

(intransitive) To ascend rocky terrain as a leisure activity.

(transitive) To gather or collect by scrambling.

(transitive) 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.

(transitive) To throw something down for others to compete for in this manner.

A rush or hurry, especially making use of the limbs against a surface.

(military) An emergency defensive air force mission to intercept attacking enemy aircraft.

A motocross race.

Any frantic period of competitive activity.

(gridiron football) An impromptu maneuver or run by a quarterback, attempting to gain yardage or avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage.

(golf) A statistic used in assessing a player's short game, consisting of a chip or putt from under 50 yards away that results in requiring one putt or less on the green.

(golf) A variant of golf in which each player in a team tees off on each hole, and the players decide which shot was best. Every player then plays their second shot from within a club length of where the best ball has come to rest, and the procedure is repeated until the hole is finished.

(UK) Shouted when something desirable is thrown into a group of people who individually want that item, causing them to rush for it.

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

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.

To collect by scrambling; as, to scramble up wealth.

To prepare (eggs) as a dish for the table, by stirring the yolks and whites together while cooking.

The act of scrambling, climbing on all fours, or clambering.

The act of jostling and pushing for something desired; eager and unceremonious struggle for what is thrown or held out; as, a scramble for office.

An unceremonious and disorganized struggle

Rushing about hastily in an undignified way

To move hurriedly;

Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

Bring into random order

Stir vigorously;

Make unintelligible;