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scribble

pronunciation:: skrI bl
features:: Word Parts

part of speech:	verb
inflections:	scribbles, scribbling, scribbled
definition 1:	If you scribble something, you write it quickly or with a little difficulty. Writing that is scribbled is not usually clear or nice to look at. Jake's dad scribbled the doctor's name and phone number on a piece of paper.
definition 2:	When you scribble, you draw shapes or lines or letters just for fun. You are not really trying to draw or write anything. When Andy was little, he took a pencil and scribbled all over his bedroom wall. similar words: doodle
related words:	note

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