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scrawl

[ skrawl ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to write or draw in a sprawling, awkward manner:

    He scrawled his name hastily across the blackboard.



verb (used without object)

  1. to write awkwardly, carelessly, or illegibly.

noun

  1. awkward, careless, or illegible handwriting.
  2. something scrawled, as a letter or a note.

scrawl

/ ²õ°ì°ùɔ˱ô /

verb

  1. to write or draw (signs, words, etc) carelessly or hastily; scribble
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. careless or scribbled writing, drawing, or marks
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ³¦°ù²¹·É±ô±ð°ù, noun
  • ˈ²õ³¦°ù²¹·É±ô²â, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of scrawl1

1605–15; perhaps to be identified with late Middle English scraule to sprawl, crawl (blend of sprawl and crawl 1 )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of scrawl1

C17: perhaps a blend of sprawl and crawl 1
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Example Sentences

At the entrance of the British embassy, an RSF slogan is scrawled on the wall.

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It’s probably scrawled into the desks of certain Trump staffers.

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In 2003, activists set fire to a Chevrolet dealership and destroyed or defaced dozens of Hummers and other sport utility vehicles, scrawling many with the word “polluter.â€

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Feeling the full weight of his situation, the former altar boy scrawls a short letter to his family — “I’m so sorry. I love you all.†— just before raising the handgun to his temple.

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Behind Crockett, a whiteboard leans on the studio wall scrawled with the titles of 28 songs he’s recording for his next record — Vol.

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