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# scribble

verb (scribble, scribbles, scribbled, scribbling); noun (a scribble, scribbles)

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

## Everyday

1. To scribble is to write or draw quickly and carelessly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scribble/#m1)
2. A scribble is messy writing or a messy drawing of lines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scribble/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school, teachers ask for neat writing, not scribbles; pupils may scribble notes quickly in rough. In everyday life toddlers scribble with crayons. Phrases: «scribble a note», «scribble on the wall», «scribble down».

### Examples

- The baby scribbled all over the wall with a crayon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scribble/#x1)
- I scribbled her phone number on my hand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scribble/#x2)
- Please don't scribble in library books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scribble/#x3)
- Your writing looks like a scribble — please write neatly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scribble/#x4)
- He scribbled a quick note to his mum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scribble/#x5)
- We scribbled down ideas before writing our story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scribble/#x6)
- "Here, take this," he continued, scribbling a few lines on some paper, and then handing it to her, "and give it to the king. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scribble/#x7)

### Note

Past: «scribbled». Double «b»: s-c-r-i-b-b-l-e. «Scribble» is less careful than «write» or «draw».

## On Mova

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