scribble — to write or draw something quickly and carelessly
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to write or draw something quickly and carelessly
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈskrɪb.əl/
Example Sentences
- The doctor's prescription was such an awful scribble that the pharmacist needed Google Translate.
- I scribbled my grocery list so fast that 'eggs' looked like 'legs' - no wonder I came home confused.
- Students scribble notes frantically during the professor's rapid lecture.
scribble
VERB[/ˈskrɪb.əl/]
to write or draw something quickly and carelessly
The toddler scribbles wild loops all over his dad's important report.
Scribble and nibble, watch the coffee dribble!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Scribble derives from Medieval Latin scribillare, a diminutive form of Latin scribere meaning 'to write'. The diminutive suffix conveys the sense of writing quickly or carelessly, as if scratching hastily with a small pen.
Breakdown
scrib- (Latin scribere, 'to write') + -le (diminutive suffix indicating quick, hasty, or careless action).
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The doctor's prescription was such an awful scribble that the pharmacist needed Google Translate.”
“I scribbled my grocery list so fast that 'eggs' looked like 'legs' - no wonder I came home confused.”
“Students scribble notes frantically during the professor's rapid lecture.”
“Please don't scribble in the margins of library books.”
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