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scribbleto write or draw something quickly and carelessly

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to write or draw something quickly and carelessly

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈskrɪb.əl/

Korean meaning: 급하게 아무렇게나 쓰거나 그리다, 갈겨쓰다

Korean pronunciation: **스크**리블

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

scribble concept
💡 Concept

to write or draw something quickly and carelessly

scribble rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Scribble and nibble, watch the coffee dribble!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈskrɪb.əl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈskrɪb.əl/

🌳Etymology

Rootscrib
Suffix--le

Origin

중세 라틴어 'scribillare'에서 유래했으며, 이는 '쓰다'라는 뜻의 라틴어 'scribere'의 축소형입니다. 마치 작은 펜으로 빠르게 긁어쓰는 모습을 연상시킵니다.

🎵Rhyme

dribblenibblequibble
dribble
nibble
quibble

🔗Collocations

scribble down
scribble notes
scribble on paper
illegible scribble
scribble frantically

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The doctor's prescription was such an awful scribble that the pharmacist needed Google Translate.

😄 Fun example

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.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

scrawljotscratchdoodlewrite hastily

Antonyms

write neatlyprint clearlyinscribe

Related

handwritingmanuscriptscriptnotation

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