scribble

CEFRB1

/ˈskɹɪbəl/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To write or draw quickly and carelessly.

  2. 02

    noun

    Careless writing or drawing.

Examples

  • I remember that I used to scribble things on my eraser during class.

  • Rip your scribble into a thousand shreds!

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To doodle.

  2. To write badly; to work as an inferior author or journalist.

  3. To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.

More examples

In context

  • I suddenly remembered I needed to buy bleach, so scribbled it down on my shopping list.

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The child began to blank on the paper with a crayon, making a messy pattern.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English scribblen, scriblen, scryblen, scribelen, equivalent to scribe + -le (frequentative suffix).