scribble

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To write or draw something quickly and carelessly.

   I scribbled the address down on the back of an envelope.

2. 2
   verb

   To make rough, meaningless drawings or marks.

   The toddler scribbled all over the wall with a crayon.

3. 3
   noun

   Careless, hurried writing or a rough drawing.

   His notes were just a scribble that nobody could read.

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

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