doodle

doo·dle

D0339800 (do͞od′l)v. doo·dled, doo·dling, doo·dles v.intr.1. To draw or sketch aimlessly, especially when preoccupied.2. To kill time; dawdle.v.tr. To draw (figures) while preoccupied.n. A figure or design drawn or written absent-mindedly.

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[English dialectal, to fritter away time, perhaps from doodle, fool; see doodlebug.]

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doo′dler n.

doodle

(ˈduːdəl) vb1. to scribble or draw aimlessly2. (Music, other) to play or improvise idly3. (often foll by: away) US to dawdle or waste timena shape, picture, etc, drawn aimlessly[C20: perhaps from C17 doodle a foolish person, but influenced in meaning by dawdle; compare Low German dudeltopf simpleton] ˈdoodler n

doo•dle

(ˈdud l)

v. -dled, -dling,
n. v.i. 1. to draw or scribble idly. 2. to engage in trifling activity. 3. to play idly on a musical instrument. v.t. 4. to produce by doodling. 5. to pass (time) idly (often fol. by away). n. 6. a figure produced by doodling. [1935–40; expressive word, perhaps identical with now obsolete doodle fool] doo′dler, n.

doodle

- Originally a noun meaning "fool, simpleton," from German dudeltopf, it came to mean absent-minded scribbling.See also related terms for simpleton.

doodle

Past participle: doodled
Gerund: doodling

Imperative
doodle
doodle

Present
I doodle
you doodle
he/she/it doodles
we doodle
you doodle
they doodle

Preterite
I doodled
you doodled
he/she/it doodled
we doodled
you doodled
they doodled

Present Continuous
I am doodling
you are doodling
he/she/it is doodling
we are doodling
you are doodling
they are doodling

Present Perfect
I have doodled
you have doodled
he/she/it has doodled
we have doodled
you have doodled
they have doodled

Past Continuous
I was doodling
you were doodling
he/she/it was doodling
we were doodling
you were doodling
they were doodling

Past Perfect
I had doodled
you had doodled
he/she/it had doodled
we had doodled
you had doodled
they had doodled

Future
I will doodle
you will doodle
he/she/it will doodle
we will doodle
you will doodle
they will doodle

Future Perfect
I will have doodled
you will have doodled
he/she/it will have doodled
we will have doodled
you will have doodled
they will have doodled

Future Continuous
I will be doodling
you will be doodling
he/she/it will be doodling
we will be doodling
you will be doodling
they will be doodling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been doodling
you have been doodling
he/she/it has been doodling
we have been doodling
you have been doodling
they have been doodling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been doodling
you will have been doodling
he/she/it will have been doodling
we will have been doodling
you will have been doodling
they will have been doodling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been doodling
you had been doodling
he/she/it had been doodling
we had been doodling
you had been doodling
they had been doodling

Conditional
I would doodle
you would doodle
he/she/it would doodle
we would doodle
you would doodle
they would doodle

Past Conditional
I would have doodled
you would have doodled
he/she/it would have doodled
we would have doodled
you would have doodled
they would have doodled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	doodle - an aimless drawing scrabble, scribbledrawing - 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.	doodle - make a doodle; draw aimlesslydraw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

doodle

verbTo waste time by engaging in aimless activity:fool, putter.Informal: fool around, mess around.

Translations

乱写乱画乱写乱画出的东西

doodle

(ˈduːdl) verb to make meaningless drawings and scribbles, usually while thinking, talking on the telephone etc. 亂寫亂畫(思考或講電話時) 乱写乱画 noun a drawing of this sort. 亂寫亂畫出的東西 乱写乱画出的东西