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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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noun

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Recent Examples of scribble
Verb
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
Noun
Simon managed to keep scribbling on his yellow legal pad but his handwriting, illegible on a good day, quickly deteriorated into nothing more than chicken scratch. Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 A lot of people scribbled down assessments of their players. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scribble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribble
Verb
  • Tim Curry of Rocky Horror Picture Show fame memorably gave the dancing clown its first breath in a 1990 miniseries co-written and directed by Tommy Lee Wallace.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The non-performing nominees, of which there are 14, include Pete Bellotte (who has written for Donna Summer), Andreas Carlsson (Backstreet Boys, Katy Perry), Steve Kipner (Christina Aguilera and Olivia Newton-John), Patrick Leonard (Madonna) and more.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The tender track finds Nelson working alongside his longtime collaborator and producer Buddy Cannon on a track penned by Country Music Hall of Fame Bill Anderson with Bobby Tomberlin and Marv Green.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Dan Gilroy penned the most recent draft.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There are notebooks covered in Paulsen’s thin scrawl and play drawings everywhere.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Who among us had a little pad on our nightstand, a stack of swollen notebooks beneath our bed, pages puffy with scrawl?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Automatic car wash brushes can collect dirt and small rocks that scratch your car.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • During the footage, Yuki can be seen lifting her paws to her head as if to scratch her ears, only to suddenly realize there is no longer anything there.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Simon managed to keep scribbling on his yellow legal pad but his handwriting, illegible on a good day, quickly deteriorated into nothing more than chicken scratch.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Specializing in forging the handwriting of Lord Byron, Major Byron was among the most prolific autograph forgers of the nineteenth century.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Scribble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribble. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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