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scribble
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scrib·ble  (skrbl)
v. scrib·bled, scrib·bling, scrib·bles
v.tr.
1. To write hurriedly without heed to legibility or style.
2. To cover with scribbles, doodles, or meaningless marks.
v.intr.
To write or draw in a hurried careless way.
n.
1. Careless hurried writing.
2. Meaningless marks and lines.

[Middle English scriblen, probably from scriben, to write, from Latin scrbere, to write; see skrbh- in Indo-European roots.]

scribbly adj.

scribble1
vb
1. to write or draw in a hasty or illegible manner
2. to make meaningless or illegible marks (on)
3. Derogatory or facetious to write poetry, novels, etc.
n
1. hasty careless writing or drawing
2. writing, esp literary matter, of poor quality
3. meaningless or illegible marks
[from Medieval Latin scrībillāre to write hastily, from Latin scrībere to write]
scribbly  adj

scribble2
vb
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) (tr) to card (wool, etc.)
[probably from Low German; compare schrubben scrub1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.scribblescribble - 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"
2.scribblescribble - an aimless drawing                  
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"
Verb1.scribblescribble - write down quickly without much attention to detail
write - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"
2.scribble - 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"

scribble
verb
1. scrawl, write, jot, pen, scratch, doodle, dash off As I scribbled a note in my diary the light went off.
2. draw, write, scrawl, doodle When Caroline was five she scribbled on a wall.
noun
mess, state, jumble, confusion, hash, mishmash, hotchpotch, hodgepodge (U.S.), pig's or dog's breakfast (informal) I'm sorry what I wrote was such a scribble.
Translations
scribble [ˈskrɪbl]
A. Ngarabatos mpl
I can't read his scribbleno consigo leer sus garabatos
a wall covered in scribblesuna pared llena de garabatos
B. VTgarabatear
to scribble sth downgarabatear algo
to scribble one's signaturegarabatear la firma, firmar a toda prisa
a word scribbled on a walluna palabra garabateada en una pared
a sheet of paper scribbled (over) with notesuna hoja de papel emborronada de notas
C. VIgarabatear

scribble [ˈskrɪbəl]
ngribouillage m
vtgriffonner
vigribouiller
scribble down
vt fusgriffonner

scribble
nGekritzel nt no pl; (= note)schnell hingekritzelte Nachricht; covered in scribble(s)vollgekritzelt
vthinkritzeln; to scribble something on somethingetw auf etw (acc)kritzeln; paper scribbled (over) with notesmit Notizen vollgekritzeltes Papier; to scribble something downetw hinkritzeln
vi
(= write, draw untidily)kritzeln; the children scribbled all over the wallpaperdie Kinder haben die ganze Tapete vollgekritzelt
(inf: = write novel etc) → schreiben; he scribbles away all day at his noveler schreibt den ganzen Tag an seinem Roman herum

scribble [ˈskrɪbl]
1. nscarabocchio
2. vtscribacchiare, scarabocchiare
to scribble sth down → scribacchiare qc
3. viscarabocchiare

scribble [ˈskrɪbl]
1. nscarabocchio
2. vtscribacchiare, scarabocchiare
to scribble sth down → scribacchiare qc
3. viscarabocchiare

scribble
v scribble [ˈskribl]
1 to write quickly or carelessly He scribbled a message. krabbel يَكْتُبُ بِسُرْعَه надрасквам naškrábat kradse ned schmieren γράφω βιαστικά ή απρόσεκτα garabatear kritseldama با عجله وبي دقت نوشتن raapustaa griffonner לְשַרבֵט घसीटना nadrljati, načrčkati lefirkant menulis dengan cepat-cepat hripa niður scarabocchiare, scribacchiare ぞんざいに書く 휘갈겨 쓰다 brūkštelėti kricelēt menulis cakar ayam krabbelen rable/klore ned, smøre sammen nagryzmolić rabiscar a mâz­găli нацарапать; черкнуть načmárať načečkati naškrabati klottra (rafsa) ner เขียนอย่างหวัด ๆ karalamak, acele ile yazmak 潦草地寫 писати недбало جلدبازی میں لکھنا viết chữ cẩu thả
2 to make meaningless marks with a pencil etc That child has scribbled all over the wall. krap يُخَرْبِش драскам (po)čmárat lave kruseduller beschmieren μουντζουρώνω garabatear sodima پرت و پلا نوشتن töhertää gribouiller לְשַרבֵט घसीट में लिखना naškrabati firkál mencoret-coret krassa, krota scarabocchiare 落書きをする 낙서하다 (pri)keverzoti []skrīpāt menconteng krabbelen skrible, rable bazgrać rabiscar a mâzgăli (ис)черкать naškriabať, (po)čmárať čečkati naškrabati klottra ทำเครื่องหมายที่ไม่มีความหมายอะไรด้วยดินสอ karalamak 用筆亂塗或亂畫 накарлюкати پینسل سے بغیر مفہوم نشان بنانا viết chữ nguệch ngoạc
n
1 untidy, careless handwriting. gekrabbel كِتابَةٌ بدون عِنايَه нечетлив почерк čmáranice kragetær das Geschmiere ορνιθοσκαλίσματα garabato varesejalad نوشته ناخوانا tuherrus gribouillis שִׁרבוּט, קִשקוּש घसीट लिखावट črčkanje, škrabanje firkálás tulisan cakar ayam pár scarabocchio, sgorbio 走り書き 난필 keverzojimas kricelējums; ķeburi cakar ayam gekrabbel dårlig skrift, rabbel bazgranina rabisco mâz­gă­litură, scris urât каракули čmáraniny čečkarija škrabotina klotter, kladd ลายมือหวัด kargacık burgacık yazı 潦草的筆跡 щось недбало написане خراب تحریر chữ viết cẩu thả
2 a mark etc made by scribbling. krapmerk خَرْبَشَه، بُقْعَة مُخَرْبَشَه драсканица klikyháky kragetær das Geschmiere μουντζούρα garabato kritseldus پرت پلا töherrys gribouillage שִׁרבוּט, קִשקוּש ono što je načrčkano firkálás coretan krass, krot scarabocchio 落書き 낙서 keverzonė ķeburs contengan krabbel skribling, rabbel gryzmoły rabisco mâzgălitură мазня haky-baky čačka škrabanje klotter, kladd เครื่องหมายที่เกิดจากการเขียนอย่างนี้ çizik 塗鴉 карлючки گھسیٹ کر بنائے گئے نشان وغیرہ mảnh giấy ghi vội vàng
n scribbler
krabbelaar مُخَرْبِش، مؤلِّف كُتُب ومقالات تافِهَه драскач mazal andenrangsforfatter; bladsmører der/die Schmierer(in) αυτός που κάνει ορνιθοσκαλίσματα escritorzuelo vilets kirjanik, skribent قلم زن tuhertelija gribouilleur/-euse כּוֹתֵב לא בָּרוּר घसीट लिखने वाला, लेखक piskaralo, škrabalo firkáló pembuat coretan párari, krassari, lélegur rithöfundur scribacchino 乱筆家 난필가; 3류 문인 keverzotojas kricelētājs orang yang tulisannya cakar ayam krabbelaar skribler, blekksmører gryzmoła, pismak escrevinhador scriitoraş писака, бумагомаратель čarbák, perohryz čečkač piskaralo klottrare, struntförfattare คนที่เขียนหนังสือหวัด ๆ çalakalem yazan kimse 潦草寫字的人,三流作家,小文人 писака گھسیٹ کر لکھنے والا người viết chữ nguệch ngoạc

scribble يَكْتُب بخط سيء načmárat skrible kritzeln μουτζουρώνω garabatear raapustaa gribouiller črčkati scarabocchiare 走り書きする 끼적거리다 krabbelen skrible nabazgrać rabiscar писать быстро или небрежно klottra เขียนหวัดๆ karalamak viết cẩu thả 潦草地写


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