Thesaurus results for SCRAWLING

scrawling

verb

Definition of scrawling next

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 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

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scribbling

Verb

This group – which included women with graying hair and comfortable OnCloud running shoes, a doctoral student scribbling in a tiny notebook and men wearing office casual chinos – were talking death over tea and vegan strawberry cookies in a gathering commonly called a Death Cafe.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
As anachronisms constantly threaten to puncture the illusion, the cast stays wry, nimble and self-conscious in order to locate plot points and jokes that reinforce the golden-age radio setting, scribbling notes and introducing characters that propel them through ludicrous narrative arcs.

— John Wenzel, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026