The front door slammed after them; and Dolph heard them Scrabbling down the avenue, till the sound of their feet was lost in the distance.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
But put on its back, it keeps on Scrabbling till it is right side up.
"Around The Tea-Table"
T. De Witt Talmage
There was one expanse that was sheer rock-climbing, flattened like bugs against a wall, Scrabbling for hand-holds and footholds.
"The Planet Savers"
Marion Zimmer Bradley