scrawling

verb

Definition of scrawlingnext
present participle of scrawl
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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“Scrawling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrawling. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.

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