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

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