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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024scrib•ble1 /ˈskrɪbəl/USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling, n. v. - to write quickly and carelessly: [~ + object]to scribble a letter.[no object]scribbling in his notebook.
n. - [countable] a hasty drawing or piece of writing.
- [uncountable] handwriting that is hard to read.
scrib•bler, n. [countable]See -scrib-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scrib•ble1 (skrib′əl),USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling, n. v.t. - to write hastily or carelessly:to scribble a letter.
- to cover with meaningless writing or marks:to scribble all over a page.
v.i. - to write or draw in a hasty or careless way.
- to make meaningless marks, scrolls, lines, etc., with a pencil, pen, or the like.
n. - a note or other writing that has little or no meaning.
- a hasty or careless drawing or piece of writing.
- handwriting, esp. when illegible.
- Medieval Latin scrībillāre to scribble, derivative of Latin scrībere to write; see shrive
- late Middle English scribblen (verb, verbal) 1425–75
scrib′bling•ly, adv. scrib•ble2 (skrib′əl),USA pronunciation v.t., -bled, -bling. - Textilesto tear apart (wool fibers) in the first stages of carding.
- Dutch schribbelen to scratch; cognate with schrobbelen to card wool coarsely, frequentative of schrobben to scrub1
- 1675–85
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