Advertisement
Advertisement
scribble
1[ skrib-uhl ]
verb (used with object)
- to write hastily or carelessly:
to scribble a letter.
- to cover with meaningless writing or marks:
to scribble all over a page.
verb (used without object)
- to write or draw in a hasty or careless way.
- to make meaningless marks, scrolls, lines, etc., with a pencil, pen, or the like.
noun
- a note or other writing that has little or no meaning.
- a hasty or careless drawing or piece of writing.
- handwriting, especially when illegible.
scribble
2[ skrib-uhl ]
verb (used with object)
- to tear apart (wool fibers) in the first stages of carding.
scribble
1/ ˈskrɪbəl /
verb
- to write or draw in a hasty or illegible manner
- to make meaningless or illegible marks (on)
- derogatory.to write poetry, novels, etc
noun
- hasty careless writing or drawing
- writing, esp literary matter, of poor quality
- meaningless or illegible marks
scribble
2/ ˈskrɪbəl /
verb
- tr to card (wool, etc)
Discover More
Derived Forms
- ˈscribbly, adjective
Discover More
Other Words From
- scrib·bling·ly adverb
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of scribble1
Origin of scribble2
Discover More
Example Sentences
I scribble the numbers on the paper, and then I look up with a start.
It is much easier to just scribble out a prescription without thinking, but doing so is lazy and poor patient care.
Atop each page of his notebook McCartney would scribble ANOTHER LENNON-MCCARTNEY ORIGINAL.
Journalists will still scribble down the things they say, but most Americans have by now tuned all that toxicity out.
Then I scribble down a paragraph here, a paragraph there, when a notion strikes.
This habit of scribble may persist after a child attempts a linear description of the parts of an object.
Porky pulled out his check-book and begun to scribble with one of them squirt-gun pens.
Peter hurried away, pausing for a moment in the promenade to scribble a line or two at the back of one of his own cards.
After lunch felt so sick of scribble, scribble, scribble whilst adventure sat seductive upon my doorstep that I fluttered forth.
Then he took out a notebook and his famous fountain pen, and began to scribble.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse