scribble
scrib|ble /skr'ɪbəl/ (scribbles scribbling scribbled)
1 [VERB] V n, V prep/adv
If you scribble something, you write it quickly and roughly.
She scribbled a note to tell Mum she'd gone out...
As I scribbled in my diary the light went out.
2 [VERB] V prep/adv
To scribble means to make meaningless marks or rough drawings using a pencil or pen.
When Caroline was five she scribbled on a wall.
3 [N-VAR]
Scribble is something that has been written or drawn quickly and roughly.
I'm sorry what I wrote was such a scribble.
= scrawlscribble down
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), V n P
If you scribble down something, you write it quickly or roughly.
I attempted to scribble down the names...
He took my name and address, scribbling it down in his notebook.
1 [VERB] V n, V prep/adv
If you scribble something, you write it quickly and roughly.
She scribbled a note to tell Mum she'd gone out...
As I scribbled in my diary the light went out.
2 [VERB] V prep/adv
To scribble means to make meaningless marks or rough drawings using a pencil or pen.
When Caroline was five she scribbled on a wall.
3 [N-VAR]
Scribble is something that has been written or drawn quickly and roughly.
I'm sorry what I wrote was such a scribble.
= scrawlscribble down
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), V n P
If you scribble down something, you write it quickly or roughly.
I attempted to scribble down the names...
He took my name and address, scribbling it down in his notebook.