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Webster 1913 Edition
Scribble
Scrib′ble
,Verb.
T.
[Cf.
Scrabble
.] (Woolen Manuf.)
To card coarsely; to run through the scribbling machine.
Scrib′ble
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Scribbled
(-b’ld)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Scribbling
(-blĭng)
.] [From
Scribe
.] 1.
To write hastily or carelessly, without regard to correctness or elegance;
as, to
. scribble
a letter2.
To fill or cover with careless or worthless writing.
Scrib′ble
,Verb.
I.
To write without care, elegance, or value; to scrawl.
If Maevius
scribble
in Apollo’s spite. Pope.
Scrib′ble
,Noun.
Hasty or careless writing; a writing of little value; a scrawl;
as, a hasty
. scribble
Boyle.
Neither did I but vacant seasons spend
In this my
In this my
scribble
. Bunyan.
Webster 1828 Edition
Scribble
SCRIB'BLE
,Verb.
T.
dim.
1.
To write with haste, or without care or regard to correctness or elegance; as, to scribble a letter or pamphlet.2.
To fill with artless or worthless writing.SCRIB'BLE
,Verb.
I.
If Maevius scribble in Apollo's spite.
SCRIB'BLE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
scribble
scribble
English
Verb
scribble (third-person singular simple present scribbles, present participle scribbling, simple past and past participle scribbled)
- To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry
- To doodle
- (obsolete) To card or tease (wool) coarsely; to run through a scribbler.
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
to write or draw carelessly and in a hurry
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to doodle
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Noun
scribble (plural scribbles)
Translations
hastily done writing
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