doodle

¹doo·dle

verb \ˈdü-d^əl\

doo·dleddoo·dling \ˈdüd-liŋ, ˈdü-d^əl-iŋ\

Definition of DOODLE

intransitive verb

1

: to make a doodle

2

: dawdle, trifle

transitive verb

: to produce by doodling

— doo·dler \ˈdüd-lər, ˈdü-d^əl-ər\ noun

Examples of DOODLE

1. She doodled in her notebook instead of taking notes.
2. <I plan to spend the entire vacation just doodling.>

Origin of DOODLE

perhaps from doodle to ridicule

First Known Use: 1935

Related to DOODLE

Synonyms

fiddle (around), fool around, fribble, goof (around), hang about [British], kick around, mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle

Related Words

dally, dawdle, dillydally, hang (around or out), idle, loaf, loll, lounge; clown (around), horse around; diddle (with), tinker

Near Antonyms

buckle (down), knuckle down, set (to), settle (down)

Rhymes with DOODLE

boodle, feudal, noodle, poodle, strudel

²doodle

noun

Definition of DOODLE

: an aimless or casual scribble, design, or sketch; also : a minor work

First Known Use of DOODLE

1937

Other Fine Arts Terms

Gothic, baroque, bas-relief, limn, oeuvre, pastiche, rococo, sfumato

Rhymes with DOODLE

noodle