scribble
verb
[ ˈskrɪb(ə)l ]
• write or draw (something) carelessly or hurriedly.
• "he took the clipboard and scribbled something illegible"
Similar:
write hurriedly,
write untidily,
write illegibly,
scratch,
scrawl,
doodle,
dash off,
jot (down),
scribble
noun
• a piece of writing or a picture produced carelessly or hurriedly.
• "illegible scribbles"
Similar:
illegible handwriting,
hurried handwriting,
untidy handwriting,
squiggle(s),
jottings,
cacography,
Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin scribillare, diminutive of Latin scribere ‘write’.
scribble
verb
• card (wool, cotton, etc.) coarsely.
• "the machine was installed by the owners to scribble wool brought in by customers"
Origin:
late 17th century: probably from Low German; compare with German schrubbeln (in the same sense), frequentative of Low German schrubben ‘to scrub’.
