scribble

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈskɹɪbəl/

Verb

scribble (scribbles, present participle scribbling; past and past participle scribbled)

1. To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry
2. To doodle

Synonyms

• scrawl

Related terms

• scribe

Translations

• French: gribouiller, griffonner
• German: schmieren, krakeln, kritzeln
• Italian: scarabocchiare, schiccherare
• Portuguese: rabiscar
• Russian: цара́пать
• Spanish: garabatear, borrajear, borronear, garrapatear, escarabajear

Translations

• French: gribouiller
• Italian: scarabocchiare
• Portuguese: rabiscar
• Russian: мара́ть бума́гу
• Spanish: garabatear, garrapatear

Noun

scribble

1. Careless, hasty writing, doodle or drawing

Translations

• Spanish: garrapato, garabato, garabateo

Verb

scribble (scribbles, present participle scribbling; past and past participle scribbled)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To card or tease (wool) coarsely; to run through a scribbler.

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