Synonyms for scribble

Grammar : Verb

Spell : skrib-uh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈskrɪb əl

Définition of scribble

Origin : mid-15c., from Medieval Latin scribillare, diminutive of Latin scribere "to write" (see script (n.)). Related: Scribbled; scribbling. The noun, "hurried or careless writing," is 1570s, from the verb.

verb write illegibly

Example sentences :

He went over to the desk and began to scribble a name on the pad of paper.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

If he be a soldier, he is sure to scribble his name with 'lieutenant-general' before it.
Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever

Scribble him a little note at once, tell him who I am and what I am going to do.
Extract from : « Shoulder-Straps » by Henry Morford

I must really take my pen to scribble a little before I set off.
Extract from : « Journal of a Young Lady of Virginia, 1782 » by Lucinda Lee Orr

I have but little time to scribble, and that is only when we retire to dress.
Extract from : « Journal of a Young Lady of Virginia, 1782 » by Lucinda Lee Orr

He took a note-book from under his pillow and commenced to scribble.
Extract from : « All Roads Lead to Calvary » by Jerome K. Jerome

It explained much to Barry Houston, that scribble of four words.
Extract from : « The White Desert » by Courtney Ryley Cooper

A short distance, such a short distance from where I scribble these words, Vanzetti died.
Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore

They thank me profusely and scribble the name down on their shirt-cuffs.
Extract from : « Jill the Reckless » by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

It seems to me that nothing matters and yet I scribble verses.
Extract from : « Virgin Soil » by Ivan S. Turgenev

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