scribble
1[ skrib-uhl ]
/ ˈskrɪb əl /
verb (used with object), scrib·bled, scrib·bling.
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), scrib·bled, scrib·bling.
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
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Origin of scribble
11425–75; late Middle English scribblen (v.) <Medieval Latin scrībillāre to scribble, derivative of Latin scrībere to write; see shrive
OTHER WORDS FROM scribble
scrib·bling·ly, adverbDefinition for scribble (2 of 2)
scribble2
[ skrib-uhl ]
/ ˈskrɪb əl /
verb (used with object), scrib·bled, scrib·bling.
to tear apart (wool fibers) in the first stages of carding.
Origin of scribble
21675–85; <Dutch schribbelen to scratch; cognate with schrobbelen to card wool coarsely, frequentative of schrobben to scrub1
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British Dictionary definitions for scribble (1 of 2)
scribble1
/ (ˈskrɪbəl) /
verb
to write or draw in a hasty or illegible manner
to make meaningless or illegible marks (on)
derogatory, or facetious to write poetry, novels, etc
noun
hasty careless writing or drawing
writing, esp literary matter, of poor quality
meaningless or illegible marks
Derived forms of scribble
scribbly, adjectiveWord Origin for scribble
C15: from Medieval Latin scrībillāre to write hastily, from Latin scrībere to write
British Dictionary definitions for scribble (2 of 2)
scribble2
/ (ˈskrɪbəl) /
verb
(tr) to card (wool, etc)
Word Origin for scribble
C17: probably from Low German; compare schrubben scrub 1
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