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scrib·ble S0170000 (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 skrībh- in Indo-European roots.] scrib′bly adj.scribble (ˈskrɪbəl) vb1. to write or draw in a hasty or illegible manner2. to make meaningless or illegible marks (on)3. derogatory or facetious to write poetry, novels, etcn4. hasty careless writing or drawing5. writing, esp literary matter, of poor quality6. meaningless or illegible marks[C15: from Medieval Latin scrībillāre to write hastily, from Latin scrībere to write] ˈscribbly adj
scribble (ˈskrɪbəl) vb (Crafts) (tr) to card (wool, etc)[C17: probably from Low German; compare schrubben scrub1]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. scribble Past participle: scribbled Gerund: scribbling
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scribble | scribble |
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I scribble | you scribble | he/she/it scribbles | we scribble | you scribble | they scribble |
Preterite |
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I scribbled | you scribbled | he/she/it scribbled | we scribbled | you scribbled | they scribbled |
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I am scribbling | you are scribbling | he/she/it is scribbling | we are scribbling | you are scribbling | they are scribbling |
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I have scribbled | you have scribbled | he/she/it has scribbled | we have scribbled | you have scribbled | they have scribbled |
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I was scribbling | you were scribbling | he/she/it was scribbling | we were scribbling | you were scribbling | they were scribbling |
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I had scribbled | you had scribbled | he/she/it had scribbled | we had scribbled | you had scribbled | they had scribbled |
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I will scribble | you will scribble | he/she/it will scribble | we will scribble | you will scribble | they will scribble |
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I will have scribbled | you will have scribbled | he/she/it will have scribbled | we will have scribbled | you will have scribbled | they will have scribbled |
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I will be scribbling | you will be scribbling | he/she/it will be scribbling | we will be scribbling | you will be scribbling | they will be scribbling |
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I have been scribbling | you have been scribbling | he/she/it has been scribbling | we have been scribbling | you have been scribbling | they have been scribbling |
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I will have been scribbling | you will have been scribbling | he/she/it will have been scribbling | we will have been scribbling | you will have been scribbling | they will have been scribbling |
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I had been scribbling | you had been scribbling | he/she/it had been scribbling | we had been scribbling | you had been scribbling | they had been scribbling |
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I would scribble | you would scribble | he/she/it would scribble | we would scribble | you would scribble | they would scribble |
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I would have scribbled | you would have scribbled | he/she/it would have scribbled | we would have scribbled | you would have scribbled | they would have scribbled | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | scribble - poor handwriting cacography, scrawl, scratchhandwriting, script, hand - something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"chicken scratch - cramped or illegible handwritingsquiggle - an illegible scrawl; "his signature was just a squiggle but only he could make that squiggle" | | 2. | scribble - an aimless drawing doodle, scrabbledrawing - 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 detailscrabblewrite - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week" | | 2. | scribble - write carelesslyscrawlwrite - 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" |
scribbleverb1. scrawl, write, jot, pen, scratch, doodle, dash off As I scribbled a note in my diary the light went off.2. draw, write, scrawl, doodle When Caroline was five she scribbled on a wall.noun1. 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.Translationsscribble (ˈskribl) verb1. to write quickly or carelessly. He scribbled a message. 潦草地寫 潦草地书写2. to make meaningless marks with a pencil etc. That child has scribbled all over the wall. 用筆亂塗或亂畫 乱涂写,乱画 noun1. untidy, careless handwriting. 潦草的筆跡 潦草的笔迹2. a mark etc made by scribbling. 塗鴉 涂鸦,乱涂 ˈscribbler noun 寫字潦草的人,三流作家 潦草写字的人,三流作家,小文人 scribble
scribble downTo write something hastily by hand. He quickly scribbled down a phone number on a slip of paper and pushed it across the desk to me. The students were all scribbling down their notes so intensely that they didn't even notice their teacher leave the room.See also: down, scribblescribble away (at something)To work hard and hastily writing something down, especially by hand. The students were all scribbling away so intensely that they didn't even notice their teacher leave the room. I could sit in a coffee shop all day scribbling away at my novel, but they don't like it when I loiter there for more than a few hours at a time.See also: away, scribblescribble away (at something)to write hard and fast at some task. He scribbled away at his notes as the lecturer droned on. Jane sat in the library scribbling away.See also: away, scribblescribble something downto write something down fast and not too neatly. He scribbled the figure down and raced for the telephone. Liz scribbled down the telephone number.See also: down, scribblescribble downv. To write something quickly without paying attention to readability or style: She grabbed a piece of paper and scribbled down the address that I told her. He scribbled a number down on his notepad.See also: down, scribblescribble
scribbleTo modify a data structure in a random and unintentionallydestructive way. "Bletch! Somebody's disk-compactor programwent berserk and scribbled on the i-node table." "It wasworking fine until one of the allocation routines scribbled onlow core." Synonymous with trash; compare mung, whichconveys a bit more intention, and mangle, which is moreviolent and final.scribble
Synonyms for scribbleverb scrawlSynonyms- scrawl
- write
- jot
- pen
- scratch
- doodle
- dash off
verb drawSynonymsnoun messSynonyms- mess
- state
- jumble
- confusion
- hash
- mishmash
- hotchpotch
- hodgepodge
- pig's or dog's breakfast
Synonyms for scribblenoun poor handwritingSynonymsRelated Words- handwriting
- script
- hand
- chicken scratch
- squiggle
noun an aimless drawingSynonymsRelated Wordsverb write down quickly without much attention to detailSynonymsRelated Wordsverb write carelesslySynonymsRelated Words |