doodles 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of doodle
as in plays
to spend time in aimless activity I plan to spend the entire vacation just doodling

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doodles

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noun

plural of doodle
as in figures

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doodles
  1. plays
  2. figures
  3. trifles
  4. drawings
  5. hangs about
  6. portraits
  7. sketches
  8. illustrations
Verb
  • Toronto plays the Fire in Chicago on Thursday night, while the Valkyries play at Dallas on Friday night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Currently the league plays a late winter to late fall schedule.
    — Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of plays
Noun
  • Beyond the figures, a scroll of social media or a quick scan of the girlies at airports and Pilates reformer studios in major cities will tell you that Alo continues to capture serious athleisure market share.
    — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Mundo Deportivo corroborates these key figures, while noting that Cancelo only has a year left on his contract at Al-Hilal.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of figures
Verb
  • Bake off scraps of pie dough (either plain or with a sprinkling of cinnamon-sugar) until golden and crisp, then crumble into sundaes, parfaits, trifles, and more.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Strawberries are delicious in cobblers, trifles, and crisps.
    — Nancy LeBrun, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2025
Definition of trifles
Noun
  • Powerball drawings occur every week on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • Available rezoning documents label areas on the map where new buildings could be added or existing buildings renovated in Crown Center, but do not include more detailed drawings of possible new buildings, other than the stadium itself.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of drawings
Verb
  • Though the sisters are supposedly first-generation Italian American, no whiff of the old country hangs about Kay; Dorothy will at least spit out a few words in Italian.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Turquoise pearl, and azure line the space, and a cylindrical hanging light sculpture made of hundreds of white and gold ceramic fish hangs about the lounge seating area.
    — Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of hangs about
Noun
  • Iosseliani’s poetic portraits of life on the Soviet periphery range from neorealist documentation of collective farms to playful snapshots of Tbilisi, with a light touch reminiscent of the French New Wave.
    — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
  • At the time, the space was filled with tables and shelves overflowing with antiques, tchotchkes and vintage portraits from a lifetime of collecting.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of portraits
Noun
  • The Sunday morning radio show features Israeli, Yiddish and Hasidic music, prizes, comedy sketches and brief news updates.
    — Roni Raab, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Robbins told Variety that this collaboration came about after Francesca showed her dad one of his sketches.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sketches
Noun
  • In short websites for the book in English and Spanish, website designer Mavila Trujillo used illustrations, video, photos and audio recordings with short text to make some of that conviviality more visible.
    — Chenier Carpio Opua, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this summer, designer Silvia Tcherassi teamed up with the iconic Grand Hotel Quisisana in Capri for a new collection complete with illustrations paying homage to some of the property’s most recognizable spaces.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026
Definition of illustrations
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