"scribble" meaning in English

See scribble in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈskrɪbəl/ [US, UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scribble.wav [UK] Forms: scribble [canonical], scribbles [third-person, singular], scribbled [past], scribbled [past, participle], scribbling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|scribbl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you scribble something, you write it or draw it quickly. Synonyms: doodle
    Sense id: simple-scribble-en-verb-9a-Xeo8k
     
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