scribble

• Substantiv, das eine nachlässige, eilige oder unleserliche Handschrift sowie eine grobe, ziellose Zeichnung oder Kritzelei bezeichnet.

A noun referring to messy, hurried, or illegible handwriting, or a rough, aimless drawing or doodle.

1. Poor handwritingA2informal

   Writing that is messy, hurried, or difficult to read.

   Unleserliche Handschrift

   • The doctor's scribble was impossible to decipher.
   • His notes were just a scribble on the page.
   • She apologized for her scribble in the letter.

   Synonymecacographychicken scratchscratchscrawl

2. Aimless drawingA2informal

   A quick, careless, or meaningless drawing or doodle.

   Gekritzel

   • The margins of his notebook were filled with scribbles.
   • She made a scribble of a flower while on the phone.
   • The child's scribble on the wall was hard to interpret.

   Synonymedoodlescrawlsquiggle

• Verb, das beschreibt, etwas unleserlich, hastig oder nachlässig zu schreiben oder zu zeichnen, oft ohne Sorgfalt.

A verb used to describe the act of writing or drawing carelessly or hastily, often in a messy or illegible manner.

1. Write quicklyB1informal

   To write something down hastily, often without much attention to detail or neatness.

   Hinschmieren

   • She scribbled a note on a napkin before leaving.
   • He scribbled down the phone number as fast as he could.
   • I scribbled a few ideas in my notebook during the meeting.

   Synonymedoodlejotpenscrawl

2. Write carelesslyB1informal

   To write in a messy, illegible, or careless manner.

   Unleserlich schreiben

   • The child scribbled all over the paper with crayons.
   • He scribbled his signature so quickly it was unreadable.
   • She scribbled a rough draft of the letter without worrying about spelling.

   Synonymescrabblescratchscrawl