1
2
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
as in scrawl
Related Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of scribble
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 May 2026
The two teenagers who walked into a San Diego mosque with assault rifles on Monday wore patches displaying the Black Sun—a neo-Nazi iteration of the swastika—and had scribbled white-supremacist symbols in white correction fluid on their guns.
—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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
Verb
But when Ava makes a bathroom trip, Deb hastily scribbles something in her notepad.
—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 May 2026
The two teenagers who walked into a San Diego mosque with assault rifles on Monday wore patches displaying the Black Sun—a neo-Nazi iteration of the swastika—and had scribbled white-supremacist symbols in white correction fluid on their guns.
—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
Noun
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribble
Verb
-
In the four-page ruling, Aquilina wrote that Kalshi violated the state's gaming industry by allowing people aged 18 to place wagers, as opposed to Michigan's age requirement of 21 and older.
-
Kids will create origami figures, write wishes on them and hang them on bamboo.
Verb
-
To illustrate his thesis, Rushdie spoke about Jane Austen and how her novels, penned at the height of the Napoleonic Wars, don’t contain any detailed mentions of war.
-
Sarah Rothschild pens the screenplay with Elizabeth Cantillon producing.
Noun
-
The script is usually written in a nameless scrawl.
-
Hand lettering, a more relaxed form of calligraphy, is a simple skill to make your handwritten scrawl appear prettier on paper.
Verb
-
In April, when Rojas got news that his father had been rushed to the hospital, Roberts quickly took the decision on whether to play out of Rojas’ hands, scratching him from the lineup.
-
New York scratched across two more runs in the 10th, taking advantage of another throwing error by Abreu after Rosario's sinking liner squirted out of his glove for an RBI single.
Noun
-
Screenshots of dozens of ballots from those votes provided to the Herald show similar handwriting.
-
Between the many ceasefires, extensions and delays, the handwriting is on the wall.
Cite this Entry
“Scribble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribble. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
