Scribble
['skrɪb(ə)l] or ['skrɪbl]
Definition
(noun.) an aimless drawing.
(noun.) poor handwriting.
(verb.) write down quickly without much attention to detail.
(verb.) write carelessly.
Edited by Amber--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To card coarsely; to run through the scribbling machine.
(v. t.) To write hastily or carelessly, without regard to correctness or elegance; as, to scribble a letter.
(v. t.) To fill or cover with careless or worthless writing.
(v. i.) To write without care, elegance, or value; to scrawl.
(n.) Hasty or careless writing; a writing of little value; a scrawl; as, a hasty scribble.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Scrawl, scrabble, scratch.
Typist: Merritt
Definition
v.t. to card roughly as wool.—ns. Scribb′ler a machine for doing this or a person who tends such; Scribb′ling the first carding of wool or cotton; Scribb′ling-machine′ a coarse form of carding-machine.
v.t. to scratch or write carelessly: to fill with worthless writing.—v.i. to write carelessly: to scrawl.—n. careless writing: a scrawl.—ns. Scribb′ler a petty author; Scribb′ling the act of writing hastily or carelessly.—adv. Scribb′lingly.—n.pl. Scribb′lings.
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Examples
- I asked her, and, when she had answered all my questions, I sat down to scribble the following letter to my sister Fanny at Portsmouth. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I never can, so I'll only give you bits out of my notebook, for I've done nothing but sketch and scribble since I started. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- If it were the deuce's own scribble, and yo' axed me to read in it for yo'r sake, and th' oud gentleman's, I'd do it. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- The respectable lawyers who scribble-scrabble your deeds and your wills look the deaths of living people in the face. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Then I saw him scribble on a piece of paper, and I knew that he was writing me a note. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He could not wait for the midday recess, but seized a moment's leisure in court to scribble his telegram to Gerty Farish. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- If they'd never been taught how to write they wouldn't have been able to scribble such villainy. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- On it was scribbled in pencil: L10 reward. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- But he merely drew out a memorandum-book in which he had scribbled some dates. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Holmes scribbled a receipt upon a sheet of his note-book and handed it to him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The brother scribbled a note upon a leaf of his pocket-book, and, ringing the bell, he handed it to the waiter. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Pas beaucoup, was the answer, as the doctor hastily scribbled with his pencil some harmless prescription. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- He scribbled a few words upon a leaf from his notebook. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I scribbled a note to my neighbor, rushed upstairs to explain the matter to my wife, and joined Holmes upon the door-step. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- And there must be no letter-scribbling to your cousin Hortense--no intercourse whatever. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- She had been surprised, smiling, and scribbling Mr. Franklin's name inside her workbox. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I am almost certain that it is trash; but I will be still more assured, lest the mania of scribbling should in some moment of poverty attack me again. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Very,' said Lowten, scribbling his name on the doorpost with his pen, and rubbing it out again with the feather. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I did all I could to dissuade him from it, but he continued scribbling verses till Pope cured him. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Stoop over his shoulder fearlessly, and read as he scribbles. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- It is good practice for me, and with my sketchbook will give you a better idea of my tour than these scribbles. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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