scribbling

present participle of scribble

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of scribbling The people who've had their eyes trained on central banks all over the world, for years, notebooks out, scribbling down their observations. Erika Beras, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025 The attacker left behind a lengthy suicide note, journal entries and scribbling on the weapons used in the ambush at the Church of the Annunciation, which is affiliated with an adjacent Catholic school. Ernesto Londoño, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2025 The Better Business Bureau is telling parents to avoid scribbling out too many personal details about their children, such as their name, age, school, teacher and grade level, on those chalkboards. Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025 Instead, Jeffrey Gahler has turned budget hearings into a sideshow by attacking McCord for scribbling a French version of a familiar proverb during an April meeting. Aegis Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Aug. 2025 Grab a piece of paper and start scribbling notes. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribbling
Verb
  • But there were also unexpected bonuses to writing between takes.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The students spent about three months gathering data, interviewing dozens of sources and writing and editing stories under the guidance of a former Star reporter now teaching at Notre Dame.
    IndyStar, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Of all the head-scratching mysteries in California, none is more aggravating than the state’s high-speed rail project.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • In terms of humans actually reproducing in space, however, scientists may just be scratching the surface as studies of pregnancy in space are limited to animals — and also potentially more limited to men, as fewer women have traveled to space.
    Jessica Rendall, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Max Goldbart here penning the newsletter.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Solomon, whose career has included penning big franchises (Bill & Ted, Men in Black), saw The Christophers as part of a larger turn back to first principles.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Scribbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribbling. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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