"bescribble" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bescribbles [present, singular, third-person], bescribbling [participle, present], bescribbled [participle, past], bescribbled [past]
Etymology: From be- + scribble. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|scribble}} be- + scribble Head templates: {{en-verb}} bescribble (third-person singular simple present bescribbles, present participle bescribbling, simple past and past participle bescribbled)
  1. To write in a messy, scribbly fashion.
    Sense id: en-bescribble-en-verb-L7bS7slp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
  2. (transitive) To scribble over. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bescribble-en-verb-zCASodXx

Inflected forms

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