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# doodle

verb (doodle, doodles, doodled, doodling); noun (a doodle, doodles)

«doodle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. verb To draw little pictures or patterns without thinking much, often while doing something else. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doodle/#m1)
2. noun A little drawing made like this. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doodle/#m2)
3. (Google Doodle) A special changing logo on the Google page. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doodle/#m3)
4. A short form of «Labradoodle» or other «-doodle» dogs (informal). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doodle/#m4)
5. A doodle-doo is the sound a rooster makes when it crows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doodle/#m5)

### In the lessons

In everyday school life children doodle in the margins of exercise books; teachers may not like it, but some studies say doodling can help people listen. Phrases: «doodle on», «doodle in the margin».

### Examples

- I doodled stars all over my rough book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doodle/#x1)
- Stop doodling and finish your sums! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doodle/#x2)
- Her doodle of a cat was really cute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doodle/#x3)
- Grandpa doodles while he talks on the phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doodle/#x4)
- Today's Google Doodle is about a famous scientist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doodle/#x5)
- Our neighbour has a fluffy doodle called Biscuit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doodle/#x6)
- And as she went into the yard the cock cried: "Cock-a-doodle-doo! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doodle/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: doodled, doodling. Countable noun. «Yankee Doodle» is an old American song; «doodle» there is an old word for a fool.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «doodle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doodle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«doodle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/doodle.html) on Mova free.