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scribble

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[ skrib-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

scribbled, scribbling.
  1. to write hastily or carelessly:

    to scribble a letter.

  2. to cover with meaningless writing or marks:

    to scribble all over a page.



verb (used without object)

scribbled, scribbling.
  1. to write or draw in a hasty or careless way.
  2. to make meaningless marks, scrolls, lines, etc., with a pencil, pen, or the like.

noun

  1. a note or other writing that has little or no meaning.
  2. a hasty or careless drawing or piece of writing.
  3. handwriting, especially when illegible.

scribble

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[ skrib-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

scribbled, scribbling.
  1. to tear apart (wool fibers) in the first stages of carding.

scribble

1

/ ˈɪə /

verb

  1. to write or draw in a hasty or illegible manner
  2. to make meaningless or illegible marks (on)
  3. derogatory.
    to write poetry, novels, etc
“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. hasty careless writing or drawing
  2. writing, esp literary matter, of poor quality
  3. meaningless or illegible 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

scribble

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/ ˈɪə /

verb

  1. tr to card (wool, etc)
“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

  • ˈ, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of scribble1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English verb scriblen, scribul, from Medieval Latin ī “to scribble,” derivative of Latin ī “to write”; shrive

Origin of scribble2

First recorded in 1675–85; from Dutch schribbelen “to scratch”; cognate with schrobbelen “to card wool coarsely,” frequentative of schrobben to scrub 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of scribble1

C15: from Medieval Latin ī to write hastily, from Latin ī to write

Origin of scribble2

C17: probably from Low German; compare schrubben scrub 1
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She asks them about the characters’ motivations and their personal thoughts about the dialogue while scribbling in her script, incorporating their insights and addressing their uncertainties.

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During his time at the Foreign Office, he worked in the intelligence records department and began scribbling down ideas for spy stories on his trips between work and home.

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We know that Edward is a genius because we’re told he is; because he spends every spare moment scribbling equations on any available surface; and because he has poor people skills.

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The document given to the BBC has scribbled notes in the margins - and Mr Flanagan, a detective constable at the time, says he wrote some of them.

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I could read, take walks, scribble off letters or, best of all, do nothing at all.

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