scrawled; scrawling; scrawls
: to write or draw awkwardly, hastily, or carelessly
scrawled his name
: to write awkwardly or carelessly
Examples of scrawl in a Sentence
She scrawled her signature on the receipt.
scrawled a quick note, stuck it in their mailbox, and hurried off
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In the nearly nine months since the shootings, her name has been scrawled on firearms used in other deadly attacks.
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Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Wojick still has the numbers scrawled on his whiteboard.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The department also alleges that Jewish professors were assaulted, and swastikas were scrawled on UCLA buildings.
—City News Service, Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Protestors prominently displayed a large Mexican flag, along with an upside-down American flag sign with a peace sign scrawled across it in black paint.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
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Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Wojick still has the numbers scrawled on his whiteboard.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The department also alleges that Jewish professors were assaulted, and swastikas were scrawled on UCLA buildings.
—City News Service, Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Protestors prominently displayed a large Mexican flag, along with an upside-down American flag sign with a peace sign scrawled across it in black paint.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Scrawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrawl. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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