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verb (used with object)
1.
to write hastily or carelessly: to scribble a letter.
2.
to cover with meaningless writing or marks: to scribble all over a page.
verb (used without object)
3.
to write or draw in a hasty or careless way.
4.
to make meaningless marks, scrolls, lines, etc., with a pencil, pen, or the like.
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Scribble
is one of our favorite verbs.
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noun
5.
a note or other writing that has little or no meaning.
6.
a hasty or careless drawing or piece of writing.
7.
handwriting, especially when illegible.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English scribblen (v.) < Medieval Latin scrībillāre to scribble, derivative of Latin scrībere to write; see shrive
1425–75; late Middle English scribblen (v.) < Medieval Latin scrībillāre to scribble, derivative of Latin scrībere to write; see shrive
Related forms
scrib·bling·ly, adverb
Example Sentences
- He uses the walls as a palette sometimes, or to scribble a note to himself.
- Now is the time to be free to play and scribble outside the lines in any color.
- We are a noisy, imperfect lot struggling to scribble what has been called the first draft of history.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
verb (used with object), scrib·bled, scrib·bling.
to tear apart (wool fibers) in the first stages of carding.
Origin:
1675–85; < Dutch schribbelen to scratch; cognate with schrobbelen to card wool coarsely, frequentative of schrobben to scrub1
1675–85; < Dutch schribbelen to scratch; cognate with schrobbelen to card wool coarsely, frequentative of schrobben to scrub1
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Word Origin & History
scribble
c.1465, from M.L. scribillare, dim. of L. scribere "to write" (see script). The noun is from 1577. Scribbler "petty author" is from 1553.
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Computing Dictionary
scribble definition
To modify a data structure in a random and unintentionally destructive way. "Bletch! Somebody's disk-compactor program went berserk and scribbled on the i-node table." "It was working fine until one of the allocation routines scribbled on low core." Synonymous with trash; compare mung, which conveys a bit more intention, and mangle, which is more violent and final.
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