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bescribble

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[bih-skrib-uhl] / bɪˈskrɪb əl /

verb (used with object)

bescribbled, bescribbling

  1. to scribble all over (something).

Etymology

Origin of bescribble

First recorded in 1575–85; be- + scribble 1

Example Sentences

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Bescribble, be-skrib′l, v.t. to write in a scribbling hand: to scribble about or upon.

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