doodle (redirected from doodles)

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 [ˈduːd^əl] Informal

vb

1. to scribble or draw aimlessly

2. (Music, other) to play or improvise idly

3. (intr; often foll by away) US to dawdle or waste time

n

a shape, picture, etc., drawn aimlessly

[perhaps from C17 doodle a foolish person, but influenced in meaning by dawdle; compare Low German dudeltopf simpleton]

doodler  n

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]

A. N → dibujito m, garabato m

B. VI → hacer dibujitos, hacer garabatos

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doodle [ˈduːd^əl]

n (= drawing) → griffonnage m, gribouillage m

vi (= draw) → griffonner, gribouiller

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doodle

vi → Männchen malen

vt → kritzeln

n → Gekritzel nt

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doodle [ˈduːdl]

1. n → scarabocchio

2. vi → scarabocchiare

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doodle [ˈduːdl]

1. n → scarabocchio

2. vi → scarabocchiare

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doodle

v doodle [ˈduːdl]

to make meaningless drawings and scribbles, usually while thinking, talking on the telephone etc. krabbel يُخَرْبِش أثْناء التَّفْكير драскам čmárat tegne kruseduller kritzeln μουτζουρώνω, κάνω πρόχειρα σχέδια hacer garabatos sirgeldama کار بی معنی کردن؛ خطخطی کردن töherrellä griffonner (distraitement) לְשָׂרבֵּט अर्थहीन črčkanja (szórakozottan) firkál mencoret-coret krota hugsunarlaust, pára scarabocchiare いたずら書きをする 아무 생각 없이 낙서를 끄적거리다 peizoti, keverzoti zīmēt ķiņķēziņus menconteng figuurtjes tekenen tegne kruseduller, rable bezmyślnie bazgrać garatujar a mâzgăli чиркать (каракули) čmárať čečkati žvrljati klottra, rita krumelurer ขีดเส้นขยุกขยิก çiziktirmek, karalamak 亂寫亂畫 машинально малювати بے خیالی لکیریں بنانا یا لکھنا viết, vẽ nguệch ngoạc 乱写乱画

n

a drawing of this sort. gekrabbel خَرْبَشَه أثْناء التَّفْكير драскулка čmáranice krusedulle das Gekritzel πρόχειρο σχέδιο garabato sirgeldus خطخطی töherrys griffonnage (distrait) שִרבּוּט टेढ़े-मेढ़े crtanje firka coret-coretan krot scarabocchio いたずら書き 무의미한 낙서 peizojimas, keverzonė ķiņķēziņi melukis figuurtje krusedull, rabbel rabisco mâzgăleală каракули čmáranina čečkarija žvrljanje klotter, krumelurer เส้นขยุกขยิก çiziktirme, karalama 亂寫亂畫出的東西 машинальне малювання بے ساختہ شکلیں hình vẽ nguệch ngoạc 乱写乱画出的东西