scribble

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

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scribble (third-person singular simple present scribbles, present participle scribbling, simple past and past participle scribbled)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) 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. To doodle.
  3. To write badly; to work as an inferior author or journalist.
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  • (write hurriedly): jot
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Noun

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scribble (countable and uncountable, plural scribbles)

  1. Careless, hasty writing, doodle or drawing
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Swedish skrubbla?”)

Verb

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scribble (third-person singular simple present scribbles, present participle scribbling, simple past and past participle scribbled)

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

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