scribble
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪbəl
Etymology 1
From Middle English scribblen, scriblen, scryblen, scribelen, equivalent to scribe + -le (frequentative suffix).
Verb
scribble (third-person singular simple present scribbles, present participle scribbling, simple past and past participle scribbled)
Synonyms
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Translations
to write or draw carelessly and in a hurry
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to doodle
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Noun
scribble (countable and uncountable, plural scribbles)
Translations
hastily done writing
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Etymology 2
Verb
scribble (third-person singular simple present scribbles, present participle scribbling, simple past and past participle scribbled)
Further reading
- scribble in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- scribble in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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