Thesaurus results for SCRAWLING

scrawling

verb

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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Recent Examples of scrawling In Canape Vert, walls now only protect homeowners from criminals but also send a message against the powerful Viv Ansanm gang coalition with their graffiti scrawling. —

Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026 The act of scrawling them upon the page is tangible and pleasing. —

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

Verb

Each time Yamamoto took the mound, his interpreter, Sonoda, sat on the dugout ledge, scribbling his own notes to help streamline Yamamoto’s process.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Behind them, Lauren Lloyd, 33, visiting from Nashville, sat earnestly scribbling on her wish tag, which was filled from edge to edge with neat script.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026