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scrawlto write or draw something quickly and carelessly

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to write or draw something quickly and carelessly

Pronunciation (IPA): /skrɔːl/

Korean meaning: 급하게 또는 부주의하게 글씨를 쓰다, 갈겨쓰다

Korean pronunciation: 스**크롤**

Example Sentences

  • The doctor's prescription was such a scrawl that the pharmacist called three times for clarification.
  • He scrawled 'HELP ME' on the exam paper when he saw the impossible math problems.
  • She scrawled her signature so quickly that it looked like abstract art.

scrawl

VERB

//skrɔːl//

to write or draw something quickly and carelessly

scrawl concept
💡 Concept

to write or draw something quickly and carelessly

scrawl rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

As cats brawl outside, my notes just crawl and scrawl!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/skrɔːl/
🇬🇧 UK/skrɔːl/

🌳Etymology

Rootscrawl

Origin

17세기 영어에서 유래되었으며, '긁다, 할퀴다'를 의미하는 'scrawl'에서 발전했습니다. 마치 펜으로 종이를 할퀴듯 쓴다는 의미에서 나왔습니다.

🎵Rhyme

crawlbrawldrawlsprawl
crawl
brawl
drawl
sprawl

🔗Collocations

scrawl a note
illegible scrawl
scrawl hastily
messy scrawl
scrawl across
doctor's scrawl

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The doctor's prescription was such a scrawl that the pharmacist called three times for clarification.

😄 Fun example

He scrawled 'HELP ME' on the exam paper when he saw the impossible math problems.

She scrawled her signature so quickly that it looked like abstract art.

The love letter was a romantic scrawl on a coffee-stained napkin.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

scribblescratchwrite carelesslyjot downdash off

Antonyms

print neatlywrite carefullycalligraphy

Related

handwritingdoodlesketchpenmanshipillegible

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