scrawl
verb (used with object)
to write or draw in a sprawling, awkward manner.
have scrawled
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present perfectof scrawl.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Teenagers have scrawled the message in their notebooks and carved it into at least one pumpkin.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2019
As children do, two energetic young girls wielding chalk have scrawled a rudimentary battleship, flags, a bomber, two slugging boxers and other images across city pavement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2018
For years, European soccer stars have scrawled messages on shirts worn under their jerseys, revealing the words after scoring a goal.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2017
It’s more like a federal budget document than something Alan Turing would have scrawled on a chalkboard.
From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2016
I have scrawled three lines to Davison, that he should not think I neglected him in his confinement.
From The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Vol II. With A Supplement Of Interesting Letters By Distinguished Characters by Horatio Nelson
