doodle

doo·dle  (ddl)

v. doo·dled, doo·dling, doo·dles

v.intr.

1. To scribble aimlessly, especially when preoccupied.

2. To kill time.

v.tr.

To draw (figures) while preoccupied.

n.

A figure, design, or scribble drawn or written absent-mindedly.

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[English dialectal, to fritter away time, perhaps from doodle, fool; see doodlebug.]

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doodler n.

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doodle

Verb

[-dling, -dled]

to scribble or draw aimlessly

Noun

a shape or picture drawn aimlessly [originally, a foolish person]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	doodle - an aimless drawing scrabble, scribble drawing - a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures"
Verb	1.	doodle - make a doodle; draw aimlessly draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

Translations

doodle [ˈduːdl] n → garabato

vi → pintar dibujitos or garabatos

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doodle [ˈduːdl] n → griffonnage m, gribouillage m

vi → griffonner, gribouiller

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doodle [ˈduːdl] vi → Männchen malen

n → Kritzelei f

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doodle [ˈduːdl] n → scarabocchio

vi → scarabocchiare