scribble

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.

   I suddenly remembered I needed to buy bleach, so scribbled it down on my shopping list.

2. 2
   noun

   an aimless drawing

3. 3
   noun

   poor handwriting

4. 4
   verb

   write down quickly without much attention to detail

5. 5
   verb

   write carelessly

6. 6
   verb

   To doodle.

7. 7
   verb

   To write badly; to work as an inferior author or journalist.

8. 8
   noun

   Careless, hasty writing, doodle or drawing

Etymology

From Middle English scribblen, scriblen, scryblen, scribelen, equivalent to scribe + -le (frequentative suffix).