scribbling
əl 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.
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
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scrib·bling·ly, adverb
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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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scribble1 (ˈskrɪbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to write or draw in a hasty or illegible manner |
| 2. | to make meaningless or illegible marks (on) |
| 3. | derogatory, facetious or to write poetry, novels, etc |
| —n | |
| 4. | hasty careless writing or drawing |
| 5. | writing, esp literary matter, of poor quality |
| 6. | meaningless or illegible marks |
| [C15: from Medieval Latin scrībillāre to write hastily, from Latin scrībere to write] | |
| 'scribbly1 | |
| —adj | |
| scribble2 (ˈskrɪbəl) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to card (wool, etc) | |
| [C17: probably from Low German; compare schrubben | |
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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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scribble
n. 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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