scrawl
verb (used with object)
to write or draw in a sprawling, awkward manner.
scrawls
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present tense formof scrawl (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Travis largely keeps his own counsel except when he scrawls in his journal, excerpts from which Mr. De Niro reads in voiceover.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
On a notebook with “BE BEST” letterhead, Melania scrawls, “No phones.”
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2026
By the end of October, the prime minister's frustration is obvious in the long note he scrawls at the end of a Covid briefing document marked OFFICIAL/SENSITIVE.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025
Who wants to see those sinister scrawls creep into their neighborhoods?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
“No excuses this time!!” she scrawls in her sharply slanted script.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
