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verb

Definition of scrawlsnext
present tense third-person singular of scrawl
as in scribbles
to write or draw hastily or carelessly scrawled a quick note, stuck it in their mailbox, and hurried off

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noun

plural of scrawl
as in scratches

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“Scrawls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrawls. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.

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