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- pronunciation:
- skrI
b
 l
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
scribbles, scribbling, scribbled |
| definition: |
to write hastily, awkwardly, or carelessly; scrawl.
I scribbled the message on a scrap of paper.- synonyms:
- scratch, scrawl
- similar words:
- jot
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| related words: |
dash, note, pen |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to draw or write in a hasty or careless manner; scrawl.
The professor moved rapidly through her lecture while the students scribbled in their notebooks.- synonyms:
- scratch, scrawl
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| definition 2: |
to draw meaningless shapes or letters for one's own amusement.
The child scribbled on the wall with his crayons.
- similar words:
- doodle
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| definition 3: |
to compose a written work with carelessness.
He used to be a serious writer, but now he just scribbles. |
adverb + (v.)scribble
dutifully, feverishly, hastily, hurriedly, intently, patiently, quickly
(v.)scribble
+ adverb
away, down, fast, frantically, furiously, madly, rapidly
(v.)scribble
+ noun
address,
autograph,
back,
blackboard,
bottom,
calculation,
chalk,
chart,
clipboard,
diagram,
diary,
drawing,
equation,
formula,
graffiti,
grocery,
haste,
ink,
journal,
letter,
list,
longhand,
lyric,
manuscript,
message,
name,
napkin,
notation,
note,
notepad,
number,
observation,
phrase,
piece,
poem,
poetry,
prescription,
quote,
receipt,
scrap,
signature,
sketch,
steno,
stranger,
verse,
word,
writing
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a piece of drawing or writing that has little or no meaning; doodle.
There were scribbles around the edges of the paper.- similar words:
- doodle, scrawl
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| definition 2: |
a careless or hasty piece of writing or drawing.
This is not an essay; it's merely scribble.- synonyms:
- scrawl
- similar words:
- note, scrabble
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| related words: |
drawing, hand |
adjective + (n.)scribble
angry, black, dark, decipherable, meaningless, non-dominant, repeated, thin, tiny, ugly, yellow
verb + (n.)scribble
cover, fill, obey, produce, quiet, read, wipe
noun + (n.)scribble
character,
color,
crayon,
doctor,
gold,
lilac,
line,
margin,
meaning,
notebook,
pad,
page,
painting,
paper,
pen,
pencil,
portrait,
scrabble,
slip,
stroke,
tablet,
thread,
toddler,
wall
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The word scribble
contains the following part:
scrib, script
Latin
root
that means to write
  Example words:
ascribe, ascription, circumscribe, conscript, conscription, describe, description, descriptive, escritoire, imprescriptible, indescribable, inscribe, inscription, manuscript, nondescript, oversubscribe, postscript, prescribe, prescript, prescriptible, prescription, prescriptive, proscribe, proscription, rescript, scribal, scribble, scribbler, scribe1, scrip, script, scriptorium, scriptural, Scripture, scriptwriter, scrivener, subscribe, subscript, subscription, superscribe, superscript, transcribe, transcript, transcriptase, typescript
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