scribble B2 Topic:Communication US /ˈskɹɪbəl/ See IPA manual Freq #30643 Meanings 1 verb To write or draw something quickly and carelessly. I scribbled the address down on the back of an envelope. 2 verb To make rough, meaningless drawings or marks. The toddler scribbled all over the wall with a crayon. 3 noun Careless, hurried writing or a rough drawing. His notes were just a scribble that nobody could read. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to write or draw something... scrawl 2 verb · to make rough, meaningless... doodle 3 noun · careless, hurried writing... doodlesquiggle Word family Forms scribbledscribblesscribbling Derived forms multo-scribblingscribblerscribbleresstranscribble Related forms scribe Etymology AI details From Middle English scribblen, scriblen, scryblen, scribelen, equivalent to scribe + -le (frequentative suffix). *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European scribblen Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # scribble **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈskɹɪbəl/ **Frequency rank:** 30643 ## Meanings 1. To write or draw something quickly and carelessly. 2. To make rough, meaningless drawings or marks. 3. Careless, hurried writing or a rough drawing. ## Examples - I scribbled the address down on the back of an envelope. - The toddler scribbled all over the wall with a crayon. - His notes were just a scribble that nobody could read. ## Derived Forms - multo-scribbling - scribbler - scribbleress - transcribble ## Related Forms - scribe ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *(s)kreybʰ- - Root: scribblen ## Etymology From Middle English scribblen, scriblen, scryblen, scribelen, equivalent to scribe + -le (frequentative suffix). ## AI Etymology Scribble is from Middle English scribblen, scriblen, scryblen, scribelen, equivalent to scribe + -le (frequentative suffix). Important forms in the word's history include Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ-, Middle English scribblen. In current use it includes senses such as To write or draw something quickly and carelessly and To make rough, meaningless drawings or marks. ## Topics - Communication markdown