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scribble

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verb

scrib·​ble ˈskri-bəl How to pronounce scribble (audio)
scribbled; scribbling ˈskri-b(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce scribble (audio) ; scribbles

transitive + intransitive

1
: to write or draw hastily or carelessly
a note scribbled on the back of an envelope
Harriet scribbled in her notebook as soon as she took her seat. Louise Fitzhugh
He took a stump of lead pencil out of his pocket and scribbled a moustache on the lion's upper lip and then a pair of spectacles on its eyes. C. S. Lewis
2
: to fill or cover something with careless or worthless writings or drawings
a scribbled envelope
… papers … scribbled over with clues … English Digest

scribble

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noun

plural scribbles
: a piece of writing or a drawing that is done quickly or carelessly
She could barely make out the doctor's scribble.
a page covered with random scribbles
… he pulled a thick wad of envelopes from the inside of the pillowcase he was wearing. Harry could make out Hermione's neat writing, Ron's untidy scrawl, and even a scribble that looked as though it was from the Hogwarts gamekeeper, Hagrid. J. K. Rowling

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Verb She scribbled a note to him and then dashed off to her meeting. He scribbled down his phone number. Students scribbled furiously as the professor lectured. She was scribbling away in a notebook. The toddler scribbled all over the paper.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Their fingers fluttered to scribble invisible words such as ikebana, meunière, wiliwili, and obvertend into their palms. Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 2 June 2022 Find a Tacoma on Instagram, and scribble out some calculations on a napkin. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 25 Feb. 2021 Simply apply decorative stickers on a blank, ceramic mug, then let your child scribble away in various colors. Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2022 Montessori’s approach—which amounts to encouraging the students to scribble with chalk and to make protowriting gestures—works. Rivka Galchen, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022 Like the signature seen on many of his other highly coveted trading cards, the blue script is not the tilting scribble Doncic used during his teenage years. New York Times, 29 Oct. 2021 Someone later used dark ink to scribble over the words, apparently to dampen the effusive, perhaps amorous, language. BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2021 Frances asks for a pen and some paper and begins to furiously scribble down ideas. Neha Prakash, Marie Claire, 23 Sep. 2021 Everyone has their personal preferences, different types of tasks, and the willingness to scribble and organize. Medea Giordan, Wired, 30 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English scriblen, from Medieval Latin scribillare, from Latin scribere to write

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1577, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of scribble was in the 15th century

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