Thesaurus results for SCRIBBLE

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verb

ˈskri-bəl

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as in to write

to write or draw hastily or carelessly she scribbled a quick note on the pad by the door before leaving

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as in to pen

to compose and set down on paper the words of he scribbled a quick note to his wife and taped it to the front door

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Recent Examples of scribble

Verb

By then, a New York Tribune reporter had arrived and was furiously scribbling into his notepad. —

Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026 Graduate students in tie-dye shirts worked under fume hoods; on the glass that protected them from chemicals, synthesis reactions were scribbled in black marker. —

Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026

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And the journals next to our beds are filled with scribbles. —

Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 4 June 2025 But like many aspiring authors shy about their talent, Agathe only scribbles in her spare time and refuses to let anyone read her work. —

Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for scribble

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As currently written, the bill would also formally declare the state’s ultimate goal to be restoration of the animals, once so ubiquitous that they are enshrined in the state’s flag.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The email chain included a copy of that draft letter, which was written by Kozakiewicz but never sent.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026