to scribble
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3.5
- verb
- /ˈskrɪbəl/
:
garabatear
- You know, I scribbled something down the other day.
- scribbled notes
- write or scribble
- scribble away
He just sort of scribbled that speech down about making cups of tea.
- He just sort of scribbled that speech down about making cups of tea.
- Just find any bit to scribble on to get a sense of what the right answer is.
- She gave me a piece of paper and a pencil and I scribbled on it and I said, here, take this.
- It's been very enjoyable for me myself to get up here in front of the board and scribble away and and try to lead you through all of this.
- This is more of a nude one, which I'm just going to scribble right there for you and then just give it a little rub.
- And you just start, you know, scribbling in maybe a few words that would describe where you were at in your life five years ago.
Examples
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On the way through the kitchen to the garage, she scribbled a hasty note to her husband.
Fiction book (1990) -
So you can scribble it in your little Gospel of Thomas.
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And yes, later on I did scribble these ideas down so that I would remember them.
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Just find any bit to scribble on to get a sense of what the right answer is.
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You kiss the children good-bye, scribble a quick note, and then sneak off into the night.
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I think probably I'll just just maybe sit outside and scribble on my surface when I'm feeling stressed.
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And you just start, you know, scribbling in maybe a few words that would describe where you were at in your life five years ago.
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Over the corner, the Abbe had scribbled: "For a young man of uncommon vision."
Fiction book (1992) -
Marianna's correspondence is in the form of quickly scribbled notes, notes that she holds of no account.
Academic text (1995) -
She quickly scribbled a note before leaving for the meeting.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Put letters and words onto a surface using a pen or keyboard
939
1.0
Make a picture with a pen or pencil
23
5.5
To write or draw quickly and carelessly so it is hard to read
13
3.3
Draw quick, simple lines or shapes without thinking, often while doing something else
1
7.0
To write or draw quickly so it is hard to read
To draw or write with uneven, untidy strokes
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How Neat
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scribble comes from the Latin scribere meaning 'to write', and it is related to words like scribe and script. So to scribble is to write quickly and carelessly, making notes or drawings that are hard to read.