Pronunciation: /ˈskrɪbəl/
noun a piece of writing or drawing done in a hasty or careless manner
A1 I found a scribble on the back of the receipt.
A2 The child's scribble on the wall was easily washed off.
B1 She quickly jotted down a few scribbles in her notebook during the meeting.
B2 The artist's scribbles on the canvas were the starting point for their masterpiece.
C1 The professor's notes were filled with scribbles and annotations.
C2 The author's scribble in the margins revealed their thought process while writing the novel.
verb to write or draw in a hasty or careless manner
A1 She scribbled a note to remind herself to buy milk.
A2 The child scribbled all over the walls with crayons.
B1 I scribbled down some ideas for the presentation in my notebook.
B2 He scribbled a quick sketch of the landscape before painting it.
C1 The artist scribbled some notes in the margin of the painting to explain his process.
C2 She scribbled a few lines of poetry in her journal before bed.
formal The artist carefully sketched the outline before starting to scribble in the details.
informal I like to scribble doodles in the margins of my notebook during boring meetings.
slang She was so bored in class that she just started scribbling all over her notebook.
figurative His handwriting was so messy, it looked like he had just scribbled on the paper.
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