scribble — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.

   Usage

   • Transitive or intransitive

   Synonyms

   scrabble

   Examples

   I suddenly remembered I needed to buy bleach, so scribbled it down on my shopping list.

2. To doodle.

3. To write badly; to work as an inferior author or journalist.

Noun

1. Careless, hasty writing, doodle or drawing

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   doodlesquiggle

Verb

1. To card or tease (wool) coarsely; to run through a scribbler.

   Usage

   • Obsolete
   • Transitive

Noun

1. poor handwriting

   Synonyms

   scratchscrawlcacography

   Broader terms

   handwritinghandscript

2. an aimless drawing

   Synonyms

   scrabbledoodle

   Broader terms

   drawing

Verb

1. write down quickly without much attention to detail

   Synonyms

   scrabble

   Broader terms

   write

2. write carelessly

   Synonyms

   scrawl

   Broader terms

   write