Definition of SCRIBBLE

scribble

Plural: scribbles

Noun

  • poor handwriting
  • an aimless drawing
  • Careless, hasty writing, doodle or drawing

Verb

Verb Forms: scribbled, scribbling, scribbles

  • To write hastily or carelessly; to doodle.
  • write down quickly without much attention to detail
  • write carelessly
  • To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.
  • To doodle.
  • To write badly; to work as an inferior author or journalist.
  • To card or tease (wool) coarsely; to run through a scribbler.

Examples

  • I suddenly remembered I needed to buy bleach, so scribbled it down on my shopping list.
  • When stuck, he would SCRIBBLE random letters, hoping to spark a word idea.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English scribblen, scriblen, scryblen, scribelen, equivalent to scribe + -le (frequentative suffix).

Scrabble Score: 14

scribble: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
scribble: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
scribble: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

scribble: valid Words With Friends Word