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verb | noun scribblescribble1 /ˈskrɪbəl/ verb ETYMOLOGYscribble1Origin: 1400-1500 Medieval Latin scribillare, from Latin scribere; ➔ SCRIBE VERB TABLEscribble |
Present | I, you, we, they | scribble | | he, she, it | scribbles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | scribbled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have scribbled | | he, she, it | has scribbled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had scribbled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will scribble | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have scribbled |
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Present | I | am scribbling | | he, she, it | is scribbling | | you, we, they | are scribbling | Past | I, he, she, it | was scribbling | | you, we, they | were scribbling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been scribbling | | he, she, it | has been scribbling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been scribbling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be scribbling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been scribbling |
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. picture► draw to make a picture of something with a pencil or pen: Amy loves to draw. ► sketch to draw something quickly and without a lot of detail: Students were sketching a model in the center of the room. ► doodle to draw shapes or patterns while you are thinking about something else: He was doodling in his notebook during the meeting. ► scribble to draw or make marks quickly in a messy way. Used especially about children: One of the kids had scribbled on the walls with a crayon. ► trace to copy a picture by putting a piece of thin paper over it and drawing the lines that you can see through the paper: Kara carefully traced one of the illustrations in the book. ► illustrate to draw or paint pictures to be printed in a book: She has illustrated several well-known children’s books. 1[transitive] to write something quickly and in a messy way: She scribbled her phone number on a slip of paper.► see thesaurus at write2[intransitive] to draw messy marks that do not look like anything: Ashley scribbled all over her bedroom walls in crayon.► see thesaurus at draw1 verb | noun scribblescribble2 noun 1scribbles [plural] meaningless marks or pictures, especially done by children2[singular, uncountable] messy writing that is difficult to read |