Definition of scribble

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scrib·ble    (skrbl) KEY 

VERB:
scrib·bled, scrib·bling, scrib·bles
VERB:
tr.

1. To write hurriedly without heed to legibility or style.
2. To cover with scribbles, doodles, or meaningless marks.

VERB:
intr.

To write or draw in a hurried careless way.

NOUN:

1. Careless hurried writing.
2. Meaningless marks and lines.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English scriblen, probably from scriben, to write, from Latin scrbere, to write; see skrbh- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
scribbly(Adjective)