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Scribble

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WordDefinition
scrawlnoun(transitive) To write something hastily or illegibly.
scratchnounTo rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
cacographynounBad spelling or punctuation, especially unintuitive spellings considered as a feature of a whole language or dialect.
scrabblenoun(transitive) To gather hastily.

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WordDefinition
scrawlnoun(transitive) To write something hastily or illegibly.
cacographynounBad spelling or punctuation, especially unintuitive spellings considered as a feature of a whole language or dialect.
scrabblenoun(transitive) To gather hastily.
scratchnounTo rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
writtenHaving been written.
freeformnounAlternative spelling of free-form. [Having an unconventional, variable or asymmetric form.]
bescribbleverbTo write in a messy, scribbly fashion.
scrawl outverb(transitive) To write (something) in a scrawl; to write quickly, usually in illegible handwriting.
scriggleverb(UK, dialect) To squirm, wriggle or squiggle.
doodlenounA small mindless sketch, etc.
dashnounA short run, flight.
jot downverb(idiomatic, transitive) to write down hurriedly; to make a note of
bescrawlverb(archaic, transitive) To cover (something) with scrawls; to scribble over.
dash offverb(transitive, idiomatic) To write quickly or informally.
dash downverb(transitive) to write (something) quickly
sketchnounA rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.
run offverbTo flee or depart quickly.
tracenounAn act of tracing.
slapdashProduced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.
bash outverb(colloquial, transitive) To write or type something very quickly, without much thought.

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