doodle

• Nom désignant un dessin fait sans but précis ou de manière spontanée, souvent produit pendant que l'on réfléchit ou que l'on s'ennuie.

A noun referring to an aimless or spontaneous drawing, often made while a person is thinking or bored.

1. Aimless drawingA2informal

   A simple, spontaneous drawing made while a person's attention is otherwise occupied.

   Gribouillage

   • She filled the margins of her notebook with doodles.
   • During the long meeting, he drew a small doodle of a flower.
   • His desk was covered in random doodles of stars and spirals.

   Synonymesdrawingscrawlscribblesketchsquiggle

• Verbe décrivant le fait de dessiner ou de griffonner sans but précis, souvent de manière distraite pendant qu'on réfléchit ou qu'on écoute.

A verb used to describe the act of scribbling or drawing aimlessly, often while thinking or listening.

1. Draw aimlesslyA2informal

   To scribble or draw without a specific purpose, often while thinking or listening.

   Gribouiller distraitement

   • She doodled in the margins of her notebook during the lecture.
   • He often doodles flowers and stars while on the phone.
   • The child doodled on a piece of paper with crayons.

   Synonymesdrawscrabblescrawlscribblesketch