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Definition of Scribble

1. Noun. Poor handwriting.

2. Verb. Write down quickly without much attention to detail.

3. Noun. An aimless drawing.

4. Verb. Write carelessly.

Definition of Scribble

1. v. t. To card coarsely; to run through the scribbling machine.

2. v. t. To write hastily or carelessly, without regard to correctness or elegance; as, to scribble a letter.

3. v. i. To write without care, elegance, or value; to scrawl.

4. n. Hasty or careless writing; a writing of little value; a scrawl; as, a hasty scribble.

Definition of Scribble

1. Verb. To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry ¹

2. Verb. To doodle ¹

3. Verb. (obsolete) To card or tease (wool) coarsely; to run through a scribbler. ¹

4. Noun. Careless, hasty writing or drawing ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scribble

1. to write hastily or carelessly [v -BLED, -BLING, -BLES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scribble

screwthreads screwtop screwtops screwup screwups screwworm screwworms screwy scribable scribacious

scribal scribally scribatious scribbet scribbets scribble (current term) scribbled scribblement scribblements scribbler

scribblers scribbles scribblier scribbliest scribbling scribbling block scribblingly scribblings scribbly scribe

Literary usage of Scribble

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"S. See GRATE, FIGHT, scribble, SCRAWL. t^ Cross references: see Note. ... See scribble. 2. Referring to a delineation or picture: scratch, scrabble. scream, ..."

2. Helping Your Child Get Ready for School: With Activities for Children from by Nancy Paulu (1993)
"Give your child different kinds of paper and different writing materials to scribble with. Coloring books are not needed. Fat crayons are good to begin with ..."

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