scribble
11scribble — [skrib′əl] vt., vi. scribbled, scribbling [ME scriblen < ML scribillare < L scribere, to write: see SCRIBE] 1. to write carelessly or illegibly 2. to make or cover with meaningless or illegible marks 3. to compose hastily, without regard to …
12scribble — [[t]skrɪ̱b(ə)l[/t]] scribbles, scribbling, scribbled 1) VERB If you scribble something, you write it quickly and roughly. [V n] She scribbled a note to tell Mum she d gone out... [V prep/adv] As I scribbled in my diary the light went out. 2) VERB …
13scribble — I UK [ˈskrɪb(ə)l] / US verb Word forms scribble : present tense I/you/we/they scribble he/she/it scribbles present participle scribbling past tense scribbled past participle scribbled 1) [transitive] to write something quickly and carelessly Tony …
14scribble — scribble1 scribblingly, adv. /skrib euhl/, v., scribbled, scribbling, n. v.t. 1. to write hastily or carelessly: to scribble a letter. 2. to cover with meaningless writing or marks: to scribble all over a page. v.i. 3. to write or draw in a hasty …
15scribble — scrib|ble1 [ˈskrıbəl] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Medieval Latin; Origin: scribillare, from Latin scribere; SCRIBE] 1.) [T] also scribble down to write something quickly and untidily ▪ I scribbled his phone number in my address book. ▪ He scribbled… …
16scribble — I. /ˈskrɪbəl / (say skribuhl) verb (scribbled, scribbling) –verb (t) 1. to write hastily or carelessly: to scribble a letter. –verb (i) 2. to write literary matter in a hasty, careless way. 3. to make meaningless marks. –noun 4. a hasty or… …
17Scribble — A scribble is a drawing composed of random and abstract lines, generally without ever lifting the drawing device off of the paper. Scribbling is most often associated with young children and toddlers, because their lack of hand eye coordination… …
18scribble — scrib|ble1 [ skrıbl ] verb 1. ) transitive to write something quickly and carelessly: Tony scribbled the address on the back of an envelope. scribble something down: I scribbled the numbers down as they were read out. 2. ) intransitive or… …
19scribble — scrib•ble [[t]ˈskrɪb əl[/t]] v. bled, bling, n. 1) to write hastily or carelessly: to scribble a letter[/ex] 2) to cover with meaningless marks 3) to write or draw in a hasty or meaningless way 4) a hasty or careless drawing or piece of writing… …
20scribble — verb (scribbled; scribbling) Etymology: Middle English scriblen, from Medieval Latin scribillare, from Latin scribere to write Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to write hastily or carelessly without regard to legibility or form 2. to cover… …
