ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsSscribble
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scribble
Meaning: to write or draw quickly and carelessly
scribble in a sentence
How scribble is used in real sentences:
Nina scribbled a reminder on a scrap of paper.
Jack scribbled a rough map before running to catch the bus.
“Inside the tower, he used a wet pencil to scribble a map before the paper softened.”
— from the passage The Boat in the Rain
Synonyms for scribble
Other words for scribble — scrawl, doodle and jot — carry the same meaning.
- scrawl
- doodle
- jot
Antonyms of scribble
Words that mean the opposite of scribble:
- write neatly
Where it comes from
From Latin scribillare 'to write hurriedly'
Memory hook
A SCRIBBLE is a speedy SCrawl.