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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The customs officer began speaking to me very fast and pointing—the translator scribbling down notes all the while.—
Jeremy O. Harris,
Vanity Fair,
1 Apr. 2026
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Plaintiffs’ attorney Mark Lanier leaned on his down-home Texas folksiness throughout the trial, telling the jury what was on his heart and scribbling with grease pencil on his demonstrative aids.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Scrawling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrawling. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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