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scrawl
[ skrawl ]
verb (used with object)
- to write or draw in a sprawling, awkward manner:
He scrawled his name hastily across the blackboard.
verb (used without object)
- to write awkwardly, carelessly, or illegibly.
noun
- awkward, careless, or illegible handwriting.
- something scrawled, as a letter or a note.
scrawl
/ ɔː /
verb
- to write or draw (signs, words, etc) carelessly or hastily; scribble
noun
- careless or scribbled writing, drawing, or marks
Derived Forms
- ˈɱ, noun
- ˈɱ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·ɱ adjective
- ܲ·ɱiԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of scrawl1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
At the entrance of the British embassy, an RSF slogan is scrawled on the wall.
It’s probably scrawled into the desks of certain Trump staffers.
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.”
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