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View usage for: (skrɔːl) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense scrawls, present participle scrawling, past tense, past participle scrawled1. verbIf you scrawl something, you write it in a careless and untidy way. He scrawled a hasty note to his daughter. [VERB noun] Someone had scrawled 'Scum' on his car. [VERB with quote] ...racist graffiti scrawled on school walls. [VERB-ed] [Also VERB noun ]Synonyms: scribble, doodle, squiggle More Synonyms of scrawl 2. variable nounYou can refer to writing that looks careless and untidy as a scrawl. The letter was handwritten, in a hasty, barely decipherable scrawl. Synonyms: scribble, doodle, squiggle More Synonyms of scrawl scrawl in British English (skrɔːl) verb1. to write or draw (signs, words, etc) carelessly or hastily; scribble noun2. careless or scribbled writing, drawing, or marks Derived forms scrawler (ˈscrawler) noun scrawly (ˈscrawly) adjective Word origin C17: perhaps a blend of sprawl and crawl1scrawl in American English (skrɔl) verb transitive, verb intransitive1. to write, draw, or mark awkwardly, hastily, or carelessly; esp., to write with sprawling, poorly formed letters noun2. sprawling, often illegible handwriting Derived forms scrawler (ˈscrawler) noun scrawly (ˈscrawly) adjectiveWord forms: ˈscrawlier or ˈscrawliest Word origin < ? scratch + UNRESOLVED CROSS REFExamples of 'scrawl' in a sentencescrawl Back to scrawled notes and secret whispers?The computer was on his bed next to the scrawled suicide note on the back of an art book.The other is a scrawled letter.You'll find more wit scrawled on lavatory walls or etched on desks with a compass point.There is graffiti scrawled on 17th-century walls.There is a joke scrawled on the wall of a lavatory cubicle in a bar in Hull.A scrawled note dismisses some information as not being credible.I scrawled in my notes: give us some good news.He scrawled'these notes were made by me on the moon' then signed his name.Doubtless he had been detained, or had misread her hurriedly scrawled note, taking the four for a five. British English: scrawl VERB If you scrawl something, you write it in a careless and untidy way. He scrawled a hasty note to his wife. - American English: scrawl
- Brazilian Portuguese: rabiscar
- Chinese: 潦草地写
- European Spanish: garabatear
- French: griffonner
- German: kritzeln
- Italian: buttar giù
- Japanese: なぐり書きする
- Korean: 휘갈겨 쓰다
- European Portuguese: rabiscar
- Latin American Spanish: garabatear
British English: scrawl NOUN You can refer to writing that looks careless and untidy as a scrawl. The letter was handwritten, in a hasty, barely decipherable scrawl. - American English: scrawl
- Brazilian Portuguese: garrancho
- Chinese: 潦草的字
- European Spanish: garabato
- French: gribouillage
- German: Gekritzel
- Italian: scarabocchi
- Japanese: なぐり書き
- Korean: 휘갈겨 쓴 글씨
- European Portuguese: garrancho
- Latin American Spanish: garabato
Chinese translation of 'scrawl' vt -
潦草地写(寫) (liáocǎo de xiě)
n (c/u) -
潦草的笔(筆)迹(跡) (liáocǎo de bǐjì)
Definition to write carelessly or hastily graffiti scrawled on school walls Definition careless or scribbled writing a hasty, barely decipherable scrawl - scratch
- scratch about or round
- scratch something out
- scrawl
- scrawny
- scream
- screech
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