Scribble - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈskrɪbl|  American pronunciation of the word scribble
Brit.  |ˈskrɪb(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word scribble

noun

- poor handwriting (syn: scratch, scrawl)
- an aimless drawing (syn: doodle, scrabble)

verb

- write down quickly without much attention to detail (syn: scrabble)
- write carelessly (syn: scrawl)

Extra examples

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.

I scribbled his phone number in my address book.

He scribbled down our names.

Someone had scribbled all over my picture.

I couldn't read his scribble.

I scribbled down the telephone number, and now I can't read the figures!

You've been scribbling half your life away, and nothing has ever been printed!

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: scribble
he/she/it: scribbles
present participle: scribbling
past tense: scribbled
past participle: scribbled
noun
singular: scribble
plural: scribbles
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