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- DictionaryScrawl/skrôl/
verb
- 1. write (something) in a hurried, careless way: "Charlie scrawled his signature"
noun
- 1. an example of hurried, careless writing: "the page was covered in scrawls and doodles"
The meaning of SCRAWL is to write or draw awkwardly, hastily, or carelessly. How to use scrawl in a sentence.
Scrawl definition: to write or draw in a sprawling, awkward manner. See examples of SCRAWL used in a sentence.
SCRAWL definition: 1. to write something quickly, without trying to make your writing tidy or easy to read: 2. untidy…. Learn more.
To scrawl is to write in a quick, barely readable scribble. When you're signing a document, you might scrawl your name across the bottom. Doctors are well-known for the way they scrawl prescriptions on a pad, and you can refer to that chicken scratch handwriting itself as a scrawl.
SCRAWL meaning: 1. to write something quickly, without trying to make your writing tidy or easy to read: 2. untidy…. Learn more.
Definition of scrawl verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you scrawl something, you write it in a careless and untidy way. He scrawled a hasty note to his daughter. [VERB noun] Someone had scrawled 'Scum' on his car. [VERB with quote] ...racist graffiti scrawled on school walls. [VERB-ed] [ Also VERB noun] Synonyms: scribble, doodle, squiggle More Synonyms of scrawl.
