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
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
Was known for owning a black BMW with the personalised plate H11HNE; Ian Jack, now a columnist for the Guardian, was reputed to have scrawled “this is very vulgar!” in the dust on his bonnet.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 15, 2016
On the site of his orchards and vine-yards, of his proud mansion, of his very fish ponds, I have scrawled myself with half a hundred thousand eucalyptus trees.
From John Barleycorn by Jack London
