Definitions for scribble

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Spelling: [skrib-uh l]

IPA: /ˈskrɪb əl/

Scribble is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 220 anagrams from letters in scribble (bbceilrs).

Definitions for scribble

verb (used with object)

1. to write hastily or carelessly:
2. to cover with meaningless writing or marks:
3. to tear apart (wool fibers) in the first stages of carding.

verb (used without object)

1. to write or draw in a hasty or careless way.
2. to make meaningless marks, scrolls, lines, etc., with a pencil, pen, or the like.

noun

1. a note or other writing that has little or no meaning.
2. a hasty or careless drawing or piece of writing.
3. handwriting, especially when illegible.

Origin of scribble

1425-75; late Middle English scribblen (v.) Medieval Latin scrībillāre to scribble, derivative of Latin scrībere to write; see shrive

Examples for scribble

Then I scribble down a paragraph here, a paragraph there, when a notion strikes.

I must really take my pen to scribble a little before I set off.

If he be a soldier, he is sure to scribble his name with 'lieutenant-general' before it.

So I'm encouraging anybody who's ever met me, heard me or even seen me, to get in on the action and scribble their own book.

scribble him a little note at once, tell him who I am and what I am going to do.

He went over to the desk and began to scribble a name on the pad of paper.

It is much easier to just scribble out a prescription without thinking, but doing so is lazy and poor patient care.

The Web conversation about the economy looks a bit like a third grader's scribble, up and down day to day with the latest news.

I scribble the numbers on the paper, and then I look up with a start.

I have but little time to scribble, and that is only when we retire to dress.