scribble
verb/ˈskrɪbəl/
Frequency rank: #16,741 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
To write or draw quickly and carelessly.
Example sentence
She tends to scribble notes in the margins of her textbooks during lectures.
Synonyms & related words
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