: 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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Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2025
A certain James Gunn must have heeded this message, while doodling the Mighty Crabjoys logo in his notebook.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Zoe Whitfield, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Disney invited audiences to send in their own doodles, which were displayed Wednesday on the Time’s Square Billboard to help promote the company’s Christmas theme, which this year is Make Someone’s Holiday Magic.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
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Verb
And Sergio Aragonés’ wordless cartoons were doodled in the margins of the pages.
—Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2025
A certain James Gunn must have heeded this message, while doodling the Mighty Crabjoys logo in his notebook.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
Conceived with writers Charles Morin and Boris Bergmann and released by the London publisher IDEA, the book boasts 115 pages of photographs and selfies, as well as doodles and postcards from several guests.
—Zoe Whitfield, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Disney invited audiences to send in their own doodles, which were displayed Wednesday on the Time’s Square Billboard to help promote the company’s Christmas theme, which this year is Make Someone’s Holiday Magic.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Doodle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doodle. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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