doodle
53
2.6
- noun
- /ˈduːdəl/
:
garabato
- Her notebooks featured writing and doodles produced with colored pens.
And this book also has my little doodles in it.
- And this book also has my little doodles in it.
- This actually features a doodle from Caleb, our artist in residence.
- What is the going price of doodles in your hometown?
- This is a little ways away from a couple of doodles just a year ago.
Examples
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The page is filled with nothing but doodles and scrawls.
Fiction book (1998) -
And this book also has my little doodles in it.
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There's a doodle on it as well, Jim.
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This actually features a doodle from Caleb, our artist in residence.
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Some drawings were later realized as sculptures, while others remained as doodles on restaurant placemats and napkins.
Academic text (2004) -
She often fills the margins of her notes with doodles while listening to lectures.
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His notebook was filled with playful doodles that captured his imagination during long meetings.
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While waiting for the bus, I distracted myself by making doodles on an old receipt.
Synonyms
184
1.0
A picture made by hand with a pen or pencil
150
2.5
A quick simple drawing used to plan an idea
7
3.5
Messy, quick writing or drawing that is hard to read and has little meaning
5
3.5
A quick, careless drawing made without much thought
1
8.4
A quick rough drawing made without thinking
Idioms
Compounds
- Offensive
1
9.6
A person from the United States who people from other countries often call jokingly or rudely
How Deliberate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Doodle for a small drawing comes from the same idea of 'simple' or 'foolish' marks, as in Yankee Doodle, so a doodle is a quick, careless picture you make when you are bored or not fully paying attention.