as in scribbling
to write or draw hastily or carelessly
scrawled a quick note, stuck it in their mailbox, and hurried off
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Recent Examples of scrawling
The elder statesman Hall scrawling his signature on the Declaration was in doubt in the run-up to the first Independence Day.
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Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
30 June 2026
Backstage in the green room, Nicky’s ghost is screaming and scrawling something on a mirror with his bloody stump while Lestat is also screaming into Gabrielle’s voicemail.
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Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
In Canape Vert, walls now only protect homeowners from criminals but also send a message against the powerful Viv Ansanm gang coalition with their graffiti scrawling.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
The act of scrawling them upon the page is tangible and pleasing.
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Literary Hub,
21 Nov. 2025
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
30 June 2026
Backstage in the green room, Nicky’s ghost is screaming and scrawling something on a mirror with his bloody stump while Lestat is also screaming into Gabrielle’s voicemail.
—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
In Canape Vert, walls now only protect homeowners from criminals but also send a message against the powerful Viv Ansanm gang coalition with their graffiti scrawling.
—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
The act of scrawling them upon the page is tangible and pleasing.
—
Literary Hub,
21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrawling
scribbling
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Each time Yamamoto took the mound, his interpreter, Sonoda, sat on the dugout ledge, scribbling his own notes to help streamline Yamamoto’s process.
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Behind them, Lauren Lloyd, 33, visiting from Nashville, sat earnestly scribbling on her wish tag, which was filled from edge to edge with neat script.
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“Scrawling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrawling. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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