Synonyms of doodling

doodling

verb

present participle of doodle

as in playing

to spend time in aimless activity

I plan to spend the entire vacation just doodling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• playing
• fiddling (around)
• lounging
• goofing (around)
• puttering (around)
• pottering (around)
• trifling
• fooling around
• fribbling
• monkeying (around)
• messing around
• idling
• hanging about
• loafing
• dawdling
• kicking around
• tinkering
• hanging (around or out)
• lolling
• horsing around
• dallying
• clowning (around)
• dillydallying
• diddling (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• setting (to)
• settling (down)
• buckling (down)
• knuckling down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of doodling

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

Under Niccol, Starbucks has brought back its tradition of baristas doodling on cups in Sharpie pens; reinstated self-serve milk and sugar stations; cut 30% of the food and drink menu; ended its open-bathroom policy for non-paying customers; and laid off 1,100 corporate employees in February. —Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025

Try coloring, building with blocks, or doodling beside a younger child. —Kelsey Mora, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025

Solène is left alone on the boat, doodling eyes, a woman, and a crescent moon. —Emma Soren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025