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scrawl

UK
/skrɔːl/
US
/skrɔl/

Translations

scrawlnoun
scrawls
pl
UK
/skrɔːl/
US
/skrɔl/
The teacher could barely read the student's scrawl on the homework assignment.
Le professeur pouvait à peine lire le griffonnage de l'élève sur le devoir.
Synonyms
handwriting
markings
doodle
scratch
scribble
scrawlverb
scrawled
Past Simple
scrawled
Past Participle
scrawling
Gerund
UK
/skrɔːl/
US
/skrɔl/
He scrawled his name on the paper before rushing out the door.
Il a griffonné son nom sur le papier avant de sortir en courant.
Additional translations
barbouillerSurtout pour un tracé grossier, irrégulier ou hâtif.
Synonyms
dash off
jot down
scratch
write hastily
scribble

Definitions

scrawlnoun
A hurried, careless, or untidy piece of writing.
The teacher could barely read the student's scrawl on the homework assignment.
Illegible or messy handwriting considered as a general quality or style.
The note was written in an almost indecipherable scrawl.
scrawlverb
To write something in a hurried, careless, or untidy manner.
He scrawled his name on the paper before rushing out the door.
To draw or mark something in a crude, irregular, or hasty way.
The child scrawled a stick figure on the wall.
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