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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
Verb
to write carelessly or hastily
Noun
careless or scribbled writing [perhaps blend of sprawl + crawl]
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
Translations

scrawl [skrɔːl] ngarabatos mpl
vihacer garabatos
scrawl [skrɔːl] ngribouillage m
scrawl [skrɔːl] nGekritzel nt;
(handwriting) → Klaue f (inf)
vthinkritzeln
scrawl [skrɔːl] nscarabocchio

scrawl
v scrawl [skroːl]
to write untidily or hastily I scrawled a hasty note to her.krabbelيُخَرْبِشнадрасквамnačmáratnedkradsekritzelnγράφω βιαστικά και απρόσεκταgarabatearkritseldamaناخوانا نوشتنraapustaagriffonnerלְשַרבֵּטघसीटना, घसीट कर लिखनाčrčkati, šaratilefirkantmenulis secara cakar ayamkrota, párascarabocchiare; (scrivere in fretta)走り書きする휘갈겨 쓰다(su)keverzoti[]kricelētmenulis dengan tulisan cakar ayamkrabbelenrable/klore nednabazgrać, nagryzmolićrabiscara mâzgăliписать каракулямиnačmárať, načarbaťčečkatiškrabatiklottra (krafsa) nerเขียนอย่างไม่เรียบร้อยหรือรีบเขียนaceleyle yazmak潦草地寫писати недбалоقلم برداشتہ لکھنا، گھسیٹناviết,vẽ(cái gì) lộn xộn
n
untidy or bad handwriting I hope you can read this scrawl.gekrabbelخَرْبَشَهдрасканицаčmáranicekragetærdas Gekritzelορνιθοσκαλίσματαgarabatovaresejaladنوشته ناخواناharakanvarpaatgribouillageשִׁרבּוּטघसीट कर लिखने का तरीकाneuredno pisatifirkálástulisan jelekkrot, párscarabocchio走り書き휘갈겨 쓰기[]keverzonėkricelējumstulisan cakar ayamgekrabbelkrot, kråketær, rabbelbazgraninarabiscomâzgăliturăкаракулиčmáraninačečkarijaškrabotinaklotter, kråkfötterลายมือหวัดkargacık burgacık yazı潦草的筆跡карлючки; щось недбало написанеگھسٹی ہوئی تحریرmẩu giấy viết nguệch ngoạc

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