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scrawling

UK
/ˈskrɔːlɪŋ/
US
/ˈskrɔlɪŋ/

Translations

scrawlingnoun
scrawlings
pl
The teacher could barely read the student's scrawling on the homework assignment.
L’enseignant pouvait à peine lire le griffonnage de l’élève sur le devoir.
Additional translations
gribouillageS’emploie pour une écriture très maladroite ou illisible.
Synonyms
jotting
marking
inscription
writing
scribbling
scrawlingadjective
UK
/ˈskrɔːlɪŋ/
US
/ˈskrɔlɪŋ/
griffonnéSe dit d’une écriture maladroite, rapide et peu soignée.
The scrawling notes on the page were difficult to decipher.
Les notes griffonnées sur la page étaient difficiles à déchiffrer.
Synonyms
scribbled
illegible
messy
untidy
sloppy
hasty
sprawling
scrawlverb

scrawling

Gerund

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
write hastily
dash off
jot down
scratch
scribble

Definitions

scrawlingnoun
The act of writing or drawing in a hurried, careless, or untidy manner.
The teacher could barely read the student's scrawling on the homework assignment.
Untidy or illegible handwriting produced hastily and carelessly.
Her scrawling made the letter nearly impossible to read.
scrawlingadjective
Characterized by or resembling untidy or careless handwriting.
The scrawling notes on the page were difficult to decipher.
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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