as in scribbling
to write or draw hastily or carelessly
scrawled a quick note, stuck it in their mailbox, and hurried off
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Recent Examples of scrawling
The act of scrawling them upon the page is tangible and pleasing.
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Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Chalamet invites his Instagram followers to meet him at Regal Times Square to watch the first 30 minutes of Marty Supreme by scrawling the message on his Instagram Story in orange.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Chalamet invites his Instagram followers to meet him at Regal Times Square to watch the first 30 minutes of Marty Supreme by scrawling the message on his Instagram Story in orange.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrawling
scribbling
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Family members, supporters of the defendants and law enforcement officers sat through hours of closing arguments and instructions to jurors, with some scribbling notes and others dabbing tears from their eyes.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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That means no reporters scribbling down who’s canoodling with whom at the bar.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Scrawling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrawling. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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