Advertisement

View synonyms for

scrawl

[ skrawl ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to write or draw in a sprawling, awkward manner:

    He scrawled his name hastily across the blackboard.



verb (used without object)

  1. to write awkwardly, carelessly, or illegibly.

noun

  1. awkward, careless, or illegible handwriting.
  2. something scrawled, as a letter or a note.

scrawl

/ ɔː /

verb

  1. to write or draw (signs, words, etc) carelessly or hastily; scribble
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. careless or scribbled writing, drawing, or marks
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˈɱ, noun
  • ˈɱ, adjective
Discover More

Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·ɱ adjective
  • ܲ·ɱiԲ adjective
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of scrawl1

1605–15; perhaps to be identified with late Middle English scraule to sprawl, crawl (blend of sprawl and crawl 1 )
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of scrawl1

C17: perhaps a blend of sprawl and crawl 1
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Players control a crew of characters on a quest to destroy the Paintress – a being who emerges once a year and scrawls a number onto a monolith.

From

There was also the matter of the sculpture’s title, “Dark,” which referred to the artist’s claim that the word had been scrawled on the underside of the brute slab.

From

At the entrance of the British embassy, an RSF slogan is scrawled on the wall.

From

It’s probably scrawled into the desks of certain Trump staffers.

From

In 2003, activists set fire to a Chevrolet dealership and destroyed or defaced dozens of Hummers and other sport utility vehicles, scrawling many with the word “polluter.”

From

Advertisement

Related Words

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


scrawscrawler