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as in scrawling
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 writing
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 scribbling
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.
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
People drift between venues, carrying tote bags, scribbling in notebooks, waiting in line for coffee or drinks.
—Javier Garcia Del Moral
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Morelo recounted hateful reactions to his art, including people smudging out and scribbling over his spots.
—Max Bacall , Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
No scribbling down notes in the margins of the character sheet or pausing game play to flip through the spell list again.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 10 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, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
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
Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
People drift between venues, carrying tote bags, scribbling in notebooks, waiting in line for coffee or drinks.
—Javier Garcia Del Moral
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Morelo recounted hateful reactions to his art, including people smudging out and scribbling over his spots.
—Max Bacall , Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
No scribbling down notes in the margins of the character sheet or pausing game play to flip through the spell list again.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 10 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, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribbling
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Chalamet invites his Instagram followers to meet him at Regal Times Square to watch the first 30 minutes of Marty Supreme by scrawling the message on his Instagram Story in orange.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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It was considered immoral to lie and the whole point of writing things down back then was to increase morality and improve society, so there really is no didactic history of forgery.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Warren uses his music as an outlet, writing songs about falling in love with his wife, Kouvr Annon, moving far from home and the guilt that comes with it, enduring bullying and navigating his adolescence after his mother kicked him out at 17.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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An old rag leaves behind streaks and lint, and a sponge can be abrasive, scratching the glass surface.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Oct. 2025
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The procedure prevents the cat from being able to extend their claws, and is usually done to prevent them from scratching people, other animals, or furniture.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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After penning and executive producing the sequel, Jeremy Slater is eyeing to return as screenwriter, having just announced Mortal Kombat III at New York Comic-Con.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Chinouriri only recently started penning love songs that capture emotions as intense as the ones that show up across her debut album What a Devastating Turn of Events.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Scribbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribbling. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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