doodle

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US /ˈdudəl/ UK /ˈduːdəl/ See IPA manual

verb noun

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verb
to scribble absentmindedly while thinking or bored

She would doodle little stars in the margins during lectures.

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1 verb · to scribble absentmindedly... scribble scrawl sketch draw

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Derived forms doodler

Etymology

Probably from German dudeln ('to play the bagpipe') or Low German dudeltopf ('simpleton'); originally a noun meaning 'fool', the verb 'to scribble' is a later development.

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# doodle

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈdudəl
**IPA (UK):** ˈduːdəl

## Meanings
1. to scribble absentmindedly while thinking or bored

## Examples
- She would doodle little stars in the margins during lectures.

## Synonyms
- scribble
- scrawl
- sketch
- draw

## Derived Forms
- doodler

## Etymology
Probably from German dudeln ('to play the bagpipe') or Low German dudeltopf ('simpleton'); originally a noun meaning 'fool', the verb 'to scribble' is a later development.

## AI Etymology
Doodle has the etymological history Probably from German dudeln ('to play the bagpipe') or Low German dudeltopf ('simpleton'); originally a noun meaning 'fool', the verb 'to scribble' is a later development. In present use as verb and noun, it means "to scribble absentmindedly while thinking or bored", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Derived forms include doodler. The surrounding word family keeps the same base visible in doodler, showing how the headword belongs to a larger cluster rather than standing alone.

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