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verb | noun scrawlscrawl1 /skrɔl/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYscrawl1Origin: 1600-1700 Perhaps from crawl, influenced by scrawl to lie carelessly (14-19 centuries) VERB TABLEscrawl |
Present | I, you, we, they | scrawl | | he, she, it | scrawls | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | scrawled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have scrawled | | he, she, it | has scrawled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had scrawled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will scrawl | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have scrawled |
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Present | I | am scrawling | | he, she, it | is scrawling | | you, we, they | are scrawling | Past | I, he, she, it | was scrawling | | you, we, they | were scrawling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been scrawling | | he, she, it | has been scrawling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been scrawling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be scrawling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been scrawling |
THESAURUSput words/numbers on paper► writea) to form letters or numbers with a pen or pencil: Write your name here. He could read and write when he was four.b) if a pen or pencil writes, it works correctly: Which one of these pens still writes? ► print to write words without joining the letters together: Print your name at the top of the page. ► scribble to write something very quickly and in a messy way: The doctor scribbled a prescription on his pad and handed it to me. ► scrawl to write something quickly in a big messy way: The children had scrawled their names across the bottom of the card. ► type to write something on a computer: Why don’t you type the letter? It will be easier to read. ► sign to write your name at the end of a letter, document, etc.: Sign the contract here and here. ► write/jot something down to write something very quickly, especially something short: He jotted down a few notes as we spoke. ► take/get something down to write down what someone is saying: The professor spoke so quickly I couldn’t get it all down. ► make a note (of something) to write down information that you might need later: Let me make a note of those prices, and I’ll call you back. ► put something in writing to make something legal or official by writing it down and usually signing it: Make sure the company puts its promises in writing. ► fill something out to write all the information that is needed in the spaces on an official document: I helped Julia fill out the application form. ► fill something in to put information in the spaces on an official document or test: Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. ► inscribe formal to write words on something hard, usually by cutting them into the surface of something such as a stone or coin: His name was inscribed on the plaque. to write in a careless and messy way so that your words are not easy to read, though they are often large SYN scribble: Jim scrawled his signature across the bottom of the page.► see thesaurus at write verb | noun scrawlscrawl2 noun [countable singular] something written in a messy careless way, or a messy careless way of writing: The note was written in Gwen’s childish scrawl. |