scribble
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scribble¹
- /ˈskɹɪbəl/
Rhymes with -ɪbəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English scriblen, from (1) scrīben + -le and/or (2) Latin scrībillō (found in conscrībillō), from cōnscrībō, from scrībō (“write”), equivalent to scribe + -le (frequentative suffix).
verb scribbles · scribbling · scribbled
scribble²
- /ˈskɹɪbəl/
Rhymes with -ɪbəl
Where it comes from
From Dutch schribbelen (“to scratch”), from Middle Dutch schrobben (“to scrub, scrape, scratch”), variant of schrapen, schrappen. Related to scrub.
verb scribbles · scribbling · scribbled
- To card or tease (wool) coarsely; to run through a scribbler.
Translations
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verb to write or draw carelessly and in a hurry
| Español | garabatear, borrajear, borronear, garrapatear, escarabajear |
|---|---|
| Português | rabiscar, garranchar |
| Français | gribouiller, griffonner |
| Deutsch | schmieren, krakeln, kritzeln |
| Italiano | scarabocchiare, schiccherare |
| Русский | цара́пать carápatʹ, шкря́бать škrjábatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | viết nguệch ngoạc, viết cẩu thả |
| עברית | קִשְׁקֵשׁ qishqésh, שרבט shirbét |
verb to doodle
| Español | garabatear, garrapatear |
|---|---|
| Português | rabiscar |
| Français | gribouiller, grabouiller |
| Italiano | scarabocchiare |
| Русский | мара́ть бума́гу marátʹ bumágu |
| עברית | שרבט shirbét |
verb to write badly
| Français | gribouiller, griffonner, scribouiller, grabouiller |
|---|
noun hastily done writing
| Español | garrapato, garabato, garabateo |
|---|---|
| Português | garrancho |
| Français | pattes de mouche, pieds de mouche, gribouillis, gribouillage, griffonnage |
| Deutsch | Gekritzel, Kritzelei, Krakelei, Gekrakel, Geschmier |
| Italiano | scarabocchio |
| العربية | خربشة |
| עברית | שרבוט shirbút |
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title = {scribble},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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