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scribble ['skrɪbəl](a) (note, drawing) gribouiller, griffonner;∎ she left me a hastily scribbled note elle m'a laissé un mot gribouillé à la hâte;∎ she scribbled a few lines to her sister elle griffonna quelques lignes à l'intention de sa sœurgribouiller3 noun(a) (act of scribbling) gribouillis m, gribouillage m, griffonnage m;∎ the last word was an illegible scribble le dernier mot n'était qu'un illisible gribouillis;∎ I can't read this scribble je n'arrive pas à déchiffrer ce gribouillage;∎ what are all these scribbles? qu'est-ce que c'est que tous ces gribouillis?(b) (bad handwriting) écriture f illisible, pattes fpl de mouche;∎ his handwriting is nothing but a scribble son écriture est illisible(address, number) griffonner, noter (rapidement)(a) (cross out) biffer, raturer -
2 scribble
['skribl] 1. verb1) (to write quickly or carelessly: He scribbled a message.) griffonner2) (to make meaningless marks with a pencil etc: That child has scribbled all over the wall.) gribouiller2. noun1) (untidy, careless handwriting.) gribouillis2) (a mark etc made by scribbling.) gribouillage•
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scribble — verb (scribbled; scribbling) Etymology: Middle English scriblen, from Medieval Latin scribillare, from Latin scribere to write Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to write hastily or carelessly without regard to legibility or form 2. to cover… … New Collegiate Dictionary
scribble — verb ADVERB ▪ furiously, hastily, hurriedly, quickly ▪ The students were all scribbling away furiously. ▪ away, down, out … Collocations dictionary
whirr whirred, whirring — verb (I) to make a fairly quiet, regular sound, like the sound of a bird or insect moving its wings very fast: Cameras whirred and reporters scribbled. whirr noun (countable usually singular) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
scribble — I UK [ˈskrɪb(ə)l] / US verb Word forms scribble : present tense I/you/we/they scribble he/she/it scribbles present participle scribbling past tense scribbled past participle scribbled 1) [transitive] to write something quickly and carelessly Tony … English dictionary
scribble — [[t]skrɪ̱b(ə)l[/t]] scribbles, scribbling, scribbled 1) VERB If you scribble something, you write it quickly and roughly. [V n] She scribbled a note to tell Mum she d gone out... [V prep/adv] As I scribbled in my diary the light went out. 2) VERB … English dictionary
scribble — scrib|ble1 [ skrıbl ] verb 1. ) transitive to write something quickly and carelessly: Tony scribbled the address on the back of an envelope. scribble something down: I scribbled the numbers down as they were read out. 2. ) intransitive or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scribble — I. /ˈskrɪbəl / (say skribuhl) verb (scribbled, scribbling) –verb (t) 1. to write hastily or carelessly: to scribble a letter. –verb (i) 2. to write literary matter in a hasty, careless way. 3. to make meaningless marks. –noun 4. a hasty or… …
scrib|ble — scrib|ble1 «SKRIHB uhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.t. 1. to write or draw carelessly or hastily: »to scribble verses. 2. to write in an untidy or illegible hand: »to scribble a note. 3. to cover or fill with meaningless scrawls, sloppy writing … Useful english dictionary
paper — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 material ADJECTIVE ▪ thick, thin ▪ plain ▪ lined ▪ graph ▪ A3 … Collocations dictionary
note — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 short letter ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, little, quick, short ▪ Just a quick note to wish you luck. ▪ handwritten, scribbled … Collocations dictionary
margin — noun 1 empty space at the side of a page in a book, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ generous, wide ▪ Leave a generous margin on the left. ▪ narrow ▪ left, right … Collocations dictionary