scribble
pronunciation
How to pronounce scribble in British English:
UK [ˈskrɪbl]
How to pronounce scribble in American English:
US [ˈskrɪbəl]
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- Noun:
- poor handwriting
- an aimless drawing
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- Verb:
- write down quickly without much attention to detail
- write carelessly
Word Origin
- scribble (v.)
- 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.
Example
- 1. She took out her checkbook and began to scribble a check .
- 2. The child loves to scribble with a pencil .
- 3. You must not scribble on the wall .
- 4. Telling me I can 't write , that I scribble .
- 5. Tourists of all nationalities come to scribble on the cold iron of the tower .