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scrib·ble
 (skrĭb′əl)v. scrib·bled, scrib·bling, scrib·bles
v.tr.
1. To write (a note, for example) hurriedly without heed to legibility or style.
2. To draw (a picture) hurriedly or carelessly.
v.intr.
1. To write in a hurried careless way.
2. To make meaningless marks, as with a pen or pencil.
n.
1. Careless hurried writing.
2. Meaningless marks and lines.
[Middle English scriblen, probably from scriben, to write, from Latin scrībere, to write; see skrÄ«bh- in Indo-European roots.]
scrib′bly adj.
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scribble
(ˈskrɪbəl)vb
1. to write or draw in a hasty or illegible manner
2. to make meaningless or illegible marks (on)
3. derogatory or facetious to write poetry, novels, etc
n
4. hasty careless writing or drawing
5. writing, esp literary matter, of poor quality
6. meaningless or illegible marks
[C15: from Medieval Latin scrÄ«billÄre to write hastily, from Latin scrÄ«bere to write]
ˈscribbly adj
scribble
(ˈskrɪbəl)vb
(Crafts) (tr) to card (wool, etc)
[C17: probably from Low German; compare schrubben scrub1]
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scrib•ble
(ˈskrɪb əl)v. -bled, -bling,
n. v.t.
1. to write hastily or carelessly: to scribble a letter.
2. to cover with meaningless marks.
v.i. 3. to write or draw in a hasty or meaningless way.
n. 4. a hasty or careless drawing or piece of writing.
5. illegible handwriting.
6. a series of meaningless marks or scrawls.
[1425–75; < Medieval Latin scrībillāre to scribble, derivative of Latin scrībere to write]
scrib′bling•ly, adv.
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scribble
Past participle: scribbled
Gerund: scribbling
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| Noun | 1. |  scribble - poor handwriting handwriting, script, hand - something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" chicken scratch - cramped or illegible handwriting squiggle - an illegible scrawl; "his signature was just a squiggle but only he could make that squiggle" |
| 2. |  scribble - an aimless drawing drawing - a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures" | |
| Verb | 1. |  scribble - write down quickly without much attention to detailwrite - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week" |
| 2. | scribble - write carelessly write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet" |
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scribble
verb
noun
1. mess, state, jumble, confusion, hash, mishmash, hotchpotch, hodgepodge (U.S.), pig's or dog's breakfast (informal) I'm sorry what I wrote was such a scribble.
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Translations
خَرْبَشَه، بÙقْعَة Ù…ÙخَرْبَشَهكÙتابَةٌ بدون عÙنايَهيÙخَرْبÙشيَكْتÙب٠بÙسÙرْعَةيَكْتÙب٠بÙسÙرْعَه
ÄmáratklikyhákynaÅ¡krábatÄmáranice
kradse nedkragetærlave krusedullerskrible
raapustaa
ÄrÄkati
firkál
hripa niîurkrass, krotkrassa, krotapár
走り書ãã™ã‚‹
ë¼ì 거리다
keverzojimaskeverzotojasprikeverzoti
Ä·eburiÄ·eburskricelÄ“jumskricelÄ“tskrÄ«pÄt
haky-baky
ÄaÄkaÄeÄkatinaÄeÄkati
klottra
เขียนหวัดๆ
viết cẩu thả
scribble
[ˈskrɪbl]A. N → garabatos mpl
I can't read his scribble → no consigo leer sus garabatos
a wall covered in scribbles → una pared llena de garabatos
I can't read his scribble → no consigo leer sus garabatos
a wall covered in scribbles → una pared llena de garabatos
B. VT → garabatear
to scribble sth down → garabatear algo
to scribble one's signature → garabatear la firma, firmar a toda prisa
a word scribbled on a wall → una palabra garabateada en una pared
a sheet of paper scribbled (over) with notes → una hoja de papel emborronada de notas
to scribble sth down → garabatear algo
to scribble one's signature → garabatear la firma, firmar a toda prisa
a word scribbled on a wall → una palabra garabateada en una pared
a sheet of paper scribbled (over) with notes → una hoja de papel emborronada de notas
C. VI → garabatear
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scribble
n → Gekritzel nt no pl; (= note) → schnell hingekritzelte Nachricht; covered in scribble(s) → vollgekritzelt
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scribble
(ˈskribl) verb1. to write quickly or carelessly. He scribbled a message.
2. to make meaningless marks with a pencil etc. That child has scribbled all over the wall.
noun1. untidy, careless handwriting.
2. a mark etc made by scribbling.
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scribble
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