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scrawl
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scrawl  (skrôl)
v. scrawled, scrawl·ing, scrawls
v.tr.
To write hastily or illegibly.
v.intr.
To write in a sprawling, irregular manner.
n.
1. Irregular, often illegible handwriting.
2. Something, such as a note, written hastily or illegibly.

[Perhaps from obsolete scrawl, to gesticulate, sprawl, from Middle English scrawlen, probably blend of sprawlen, to sprawl; see sprawl and craulen, to crawl; see crawl1.]

scrawler n.
scrawly adj.

scrawl [skrɔːl]
vb
to write or draw (signs, words, etc.) carelessly or hastily; scribble
n
careless or scribbled writing, drawing, or marks
[perhaps a blend of sprawl and crawl1]
scrawler  n
scrawly  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.scrawlscrawl - poor handwriting                    
handwriting, script, hand - something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"
chicken scratch - cramped or illegible handwriting
squiggle - an illegible scrawl; "his signature was just a squiggle but only he could make that squiggle"
Verb1.scrawl - write carelessly
write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"

scrawl
verb
scribble, doodle, squiggle graffiti scrawled on school walls
noun
scribble, doodle, squiggle a hasty, barely decipherable scrawl
Translations
scrawl [skrɔːl]
A. Ngarabatos mpl
I can't read her scrawlno puedo leer sus garabatos
the word finished in a scrawlla palabra terminaba en un garabato
B. VTgarabatear
to scrawl a note to sbgarabatear una nota a algn
a wall scrawled all over with rude wordsuna pared llena de palabrotas

scrawl [ˈskrɔːl]
ngribouillage m
vt [+ graffiti, slogans] → griffonner
He scrawled a note to his wife → Il griffonna un mot à sa femme.
vigribouiller

scrawl
nKrakelei f, → Gekrakel nt (inf); (= handwriting)Klaue f (inf); (inf: = message) → gekritzelte Nachricht; the word finished in a scrawldas Wort hörte mit einem Krakel auf (inf)
vthinschmieren (inf), → hinkritzeln; it’s been scrawled all over with obscene messageses war ganz vollgeschmiert mit Obszönitäten
vikrakeln (inf), → schmieren

scrawl [skrɔːl]
1. n (handwriting) → scrittura illegibile; (brief note) → messaggio scarabocchiato
2. vtscarabocchiare
3. viscarabocchiare

scrawl [skrɔːl]
1. n (handwriting) → scrittura illegibile; (brief note) → messaggio scarabocchiato
2. vtscarabocchiare
3. viscarabocchiare

scrawl
v scrawl [skroːl]
to write untidily or hastily I scrawled a hasty note to her. krabbel يُخَرْبِش надрасквам načmárat nedkradse kritzeln γράφω βιαστικά και απρόσεκτα garabatear kritseldama ناخوانا نوشتن raapustaa griffonner לְשַרבֵּט घसीटना, घसीट कर लिखना črčkati, šarati lefirkant menulis secara cakar ayam krota, pára scarabocchiare; (scrivere in fretta) 走り書きする 휘갈겨 쓰다 (su)keverzoti []kricelēt menulis dengan tulisan cakar ayam krabbelen rable/klore ned nabazgrać, nagryzmolić rabiscar a mâzgăli писать каракулями načmárať, načarbať čečkati škrabati klottra (krafsa) ner เขียนอย่างไม่เรียบร้อยหรือรีบเขียน aceleyle yazmak 潦草或草率地寫 писати недбало قلم برداشتہ لکھنا، گھسیٹنا viết,vẽ(cái gì) lộn xộn
n
untidy or bad handwriting I hope you can read this scrawl. gekrabbel خَرْبَشَه драсканица čmáranice kragetær das Gekritzel ορνιθοσκαλίσματα garabato varesejalad نوشته ناخوانا harakanvarpaat gribouillage שִׁרבּוּט घसीट कर लिखने का तरीका neuredno pisati firkálás tulisan jelek krot, pár scarabocchio 走り書き 휘갈겨 쓴 글자 keverzonė kricelējums tulisan cakar ayam gekrabbel krot, kråketær, rabbel bazgranina rabisco mâzgălitură каракули čmáranina čečkarija škrabotina klotter, kråkfötter ลายมือหวัด kargacık burgacık yazı 潦草的筆跡 карлючки; щось недбало написане گھسٹی ہوئی تحریر mẩu giấy viết nguệch ngoạc


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