doodle
1 of 2verb
doo·dle ˈdü-dᵊl 
doodled; doodling ˈdüd-liŋ
ˈdü-dᵊl-iŋ
intransitive verb
1
: to make a doodle
2
: dawdle, trifle
transitive verb
: to produce by doodling
doodler
ˈdüd-lər
noun ˈdü-dᵊl-ər
doodle
2 of 2noun
: an aimless or casual scribble, design, or sketch
also : a minor work
Synonyms
Verb
- fiddle (around)
- fool around
- fribble
- goof (around)
- hang about [British]
- kick around
- mess around
- monkey (around)
- play
- potter (around)
- putter (around)
- trifle
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Verb She doodled in her notebook instead of taking notes. I plan to spend the entire vacation just doodling.
Recent Examples on the Web
House Beautiful, 13 Sep. 2022 The Fold can be used with Samsung’s S Pen devices for those who prefer to doodle on that big, wide screen with a stylus. Barry Collins, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 Not as a child might doodle a T. rex, but as an artist drawing a self-portrait. New York Times, 9 July 2022 You'll be given the option to doodle your signature on your screen, which is easier to get right than on a computer. Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 19 June 2022 But don’t treat your package as a canvas for your inner artist to doodle all over. Marc Bona, cleveland, 2 Dec. 2021 Read, take photographs, journal, keep a hundred notebooks to draw, doodle and scribble down midnight ideas. Jodie Cook, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021 But don’t treat your package as a canvas for your inner Picasso to doodle. Marc Bona, cleveland, 3 Dec. 2020 Many have room to write goals and intentions, and spots to doodle and daydream. Carli Whitwell, refinery29.com, 26 Nov. 2020 Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 The doodle was posted on a special memorial page for Alithia. Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 22 July 2022 Now through July 12, the public can vote for their favorite doodle to help choose the five national finalists. oregonlive, 9 July 2022 Google is celebrating the life and career of Black British composer, teacher and opera singer Amanda Aldridge with its latest doodle. Melissa Noel, Essence, 17 June 2022 Our little rescue doodle had been a stray on the streets; no one knew for how long. Johnny Runnette, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022 His team, the Golden State Warriors, also shared the news via Instagram with a doodle of Curry in his Warriors uniform, holding a diploma and graduation cap. Hattie Lindert, PEOPLE.com, 15 May 2022 Even though Gus the golden doodle is tail-wagging and smiling, the past few years have been tough for the pup. Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2022 Enlarge / The Google doodle for Russia National Day 2016. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 18 May 2022 See More
Verb
Her children were allowed to doodle right on their bedroom walls, and Slaughter had a dog bed crafted from her own fabric when the matching couch took a while to arrive. House Beautiful, 13 Sep. 2022 The Fold can be used with Samsung’s S Pen devices for those who prefer to doodle on that big, wide screen with a stylus. Barry Collins, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 Not as a child might doodle a T. rex, but as an artist drawing a self-portrait. New York Times, 9 July 2022 You'll be given the option to doodle your signature on your screen, which is easier to get right than on a computer. Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 19 June 2022 But don’t treat your package as a canvas for your inner artist to doodle all over. Marc Bona, cleveland, 2 Dec. 2021 Read, take photographs, journal, keep a hundred notebooks to draw, doodle and scribble down midnight ideas. Jodie Cook, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021 But don’t treat your package as a canvas for your inner Picasso to doodle. Marc Bona, cleveland, 3 Dec. 2020 Many have room to write goals and intentions, and spots to doodle and daydream. Carli Whitwell, refinery29.com, 26 Nov. 2020 Noun
Play an instrument, cook, knit, build, tinker or doodle. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 The doodle was posted on a special memorial page for Alithia. Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 22 July 2022 Now through July 12, the public can vote for their favorite doodle to help choose the five national finalists. oregonlive, 9 July 2022 Google is celebrating the life and career of Black British composer, teacher and opera singer Amanda Aldridge with its latest doodle. Melissa Noel, Essence, 17 June 2022 Our little rescue doodle had been a stray on the streets; no one knew for how long. Johnny Runnette, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022 His team, the Golden State Warriors, also shared the news via Instagram with a doodle of Curry in his Warriors uniform, holding a diploma and graduation cap. Hattie Lindert, PEOPLE.com, 15 May 2022 Even though Gus the golden doodle is tail-wagging and smiling, the past few years have been tough for the pup. Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2022 Enlarge / The Google doodle for Russia National Day 2016. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 18 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
perhaps from doodle to ridicule
First Known Use
Verb
1935, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Noun
1937, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing doodle
Kids Definition
doodle 1 of 2
verb
doo·dle ˈdü-dᵊl
doodled; doodling
: to scribble, sketch, or make designs on paper often while thinking about something else
doodle
2 of 2noun
: a scribble, design, or sketch done often while thinking about something else
doodled
verb
as in played
to spend time in aimless activity I plan to spend the entire vacation just doodling Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- played
- fribbled
- lounged
- trifled
- loafed
- fooled around
- hung about
- tinkered
- idled
- messed around
- dawdled
- lolled
- kicked around
- pottered (around)
- fiddled (around)
- puttered (around)
- dillydallied
- dallied
- goofed (around)
- monkeyed (around)
- horsed around
- hanged (around or out)
- hung (around or out)
- clowned (around)
- diddled (with)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- settled (down)
- set (to)
- buckled (down)
- knuckled down