: an aimless or casual scribble, design, or sketch
also
: a minor work
Examples of doodle in a Sentence
Verb
She doodled in her notebook instead of taking notes.
I plan to spend the entire vacation just doodling.
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Verb
Niccol has also brought back a company tradition of baristas doodling on cups, as well as self-serve milk and sugar stations.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
Related article Starbucks baristas are already complaining about doodling on your cups
After Trump was elected, businesses raced to grow their inventories and increased their orders from suppliers even further to get in front of potential tariffs.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
The chalkboard doodle of a little boy comes to life.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 14 May 2025
My favorite job is mummy to my mini-golden doodle, Aiko.
—Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Doodle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doodle. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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