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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The title of the song was scrawled in black paint on the bags, with some markings deliberately misspelled.
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
On a huge wall of tiles, many black faces are scrawled in a troubling grid.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
In the living room her blankets made a body-nest on the sofa, layered with old tissues and legal pads scrawled with poems and open pens bleeding ink stains.
—Nicole Stanton, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Graffiti is scrawled on the walls and the friendly staff — who shout their thanks every time a visitor leaves a tip — give the entire operation the feeling of a party.
—Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
On a huge wall of tiles, many black faces are scrawled in a troubling grid.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
In the living room her blankets made a body-nest on the sofa, layered with old tissues and legal pads scrawled with poems and open pens bleeding ink stains.
—Nicole Stanton, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Graffiti is scrawled on the walls and the friendly staff — who shout their thanks every time a visitor leaves a tip — give the entire operation the feeling of a party.
—Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for scrawl
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“Scrawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrawl. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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