scrawl
To write something hastily or illegiblyTo write something hastily or illegibly.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To write something hastily or illegibly.
She scrawled the main points onto her notepad.
kritzeln, krakeln, dahin schmieren
цара́патьcarápatʹ, шкря́батьškrjábatʹ
шкрябатиškrjabaty, базгратиbazhraty
write carelessly
(intransitive)To write in an irregular or illegible manner.
kritzeln
цара́патьcarápatʹ, шкря́батьškrjábatʹ
шкрябатиškrjabaty, базгратиbazhraty
(intransitive)To write unskilfully and inelegantly.
To creep; crawl; to move slowly, with difficulty, fearfully, or stealthily.
Examples
6 sentencesDoctors’ scrawls and scribbles are notoriously hard to read.
On the memo was scrawled, "have her practice floating in the water."
A terrible, almost illegible scrawl.
deEine schreckliche Sauklaue, die fast unleserlich ist. — kroko
This scrawl is barely legible.
ruЭти каракули едва можно разобрать. — Wezel
deDieses Gekrakel ist kaum zu lesen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Some punster had scrawled the word 'mass' at the top of the poster advertising the sixth form's debating society.
deIrgendein Witzbold hatte das Wort „Gottesdienst“ oben auf das Plakat gekritzelt, das zur Debattier-AG der Oberstufe einlud. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
Possibly from Middle English scraulen (“to spread out one's limbs; sprawl”), itself an altPossibly from Middle English scraulen (“to spread out one's limbs; sprawl”), itself an alteration of spraulen (“to sprawl”) or craulen, crawlen (“to crawl”).
From Middle English scraulen (“to crawl”), itself an alteration of crawlen (“to crawl”). More at crawl.
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Forms
scrawls, scrawling, scrawled, scrawledPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonyms- write carelessly:scribble
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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