scribbleverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈskrɪb.əl/us/ˈskrɪb.əl/to write or draw something quickly or carelessly:
The baby's just scribbled all over my new dictionary!
[ + two objects ] I'll just scribble Dad a note/scribble a note to Dad to say we're going out.
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Writing & typing
- borrow
- chalk
- chronicle
- co-author
- compose
- copy
- creative writing
- enter
- fair sth out
- fire
- ghostwrite
- misspell
- orthography
- record
- run
- scrawl
- transcription
- typing
- write
- write sth up
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scribblenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈskrɪb.əl/us/ˈskrɪb.əl/a careless piece of writing or drawing:
What are all these scribbles doing on the wallpaper?
I hope you can read my scribble!
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Pieces of writing
- acrostic
- caption
- creative writing
- doodle
- encomium
- excerpt
- fair copy
- fair sth out
- jottings
- manuscript
- microblog
- ms
- paragraph
- passage
- record
- squiggle
- subheading
- text
- typescript
- writing
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