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| scrib·ble [ skríbb'l ] |
verb (past and past participle scrib·bled, present participle scrib·bling, 3rd person present singular scrib·bles) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb write messily: to write something hastily or untidily, often in smallish letters
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2. transitive and intransitive verb make meaningless markings: to write or draw meaningless or undecipherable marks on something
  Don't scribble on the wall!
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3. intransitive verb be writer: to be a writer, especially one of little merit
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humorous
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noun (plural scrib·bles) |
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1. messy handwriting: messy or careless handwriting
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2. hasty note: something written messily or hastily
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3. doodles: meaningless marks written or drawn on something
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| [15th century. < medieval Latin scribillare< Latin scribere "write"] |
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| scrib·bler noun |
| scrib·bly adjective |
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